Norms of Dependency in Late Antique and Early Medieval Societies : Contextualising Roman Legal Terminology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schermaier, Martin.

Contributor:

Winnebeck, Julia.

Becher, Matthias.

Series:

Dependency and Slavery Studies

Dependency and Slavery Studies ; v.19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dependency (Sociology).

Slavery--History.

Slavery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

LaVergne : De Gruyter, 2025.

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Martin Schermaier, Julia Winnebeck, Matthias Becher, University of Bonn, Germany.

Summary:

This scholarly work examines norms of dependency, including slavery, in late antique and early medieval societies, focusing on legal, social, and institutional contexts. Through contributions from legal and social history scholars, the book explores continuity and change in dependency structures across eight centuries, highlighting the influence of Roman legal terminology, the church's legal provisions, and societal practices. It investigates dependency relationships such as those within households, church legislation, and agrarian labor systems, offering insights into the lived experiences of dependents. The book is intended for academics and researchers studying historical social structures, law, and dependency relations. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Contents

Introduction

I The Presence of Slavery and other Dependency Relations in Normative Sources

Women, Children, and Slaves as Dependants of the Householder in Rabbinic and Roman Law

Dependents in the Conciliar Legislation of the Church in Gaul (c. 400–700)

Dependencies in the Formulae in the Frankish Kingdom

II Continuities and Discontinuities in Slave Legislation and Slaving Practices

Terms of Dependency in Post-Roman Law Codes

Germanic Law and the Practice of Slaveholding in the Post-Roman West

Laeti and liti: Legal Status, Military Lands and the Changing Nature of Dependency from Late Antique Gaul to the Carolingian Empire

The Punishment of servi in Merovingian and Carolingian Legal Texts

III Case Studies

The Exiling of Women from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages: Data, Patterns, and Research Avenues

Charlemagne and the oppressio pauperum

Precarial Contracts Between Members of Different Social Groups

Bibliography

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ISBN:

3-11-166365-5

3-11-166143-1

OCLC:

1521233091