Vengeance in medieval Europe : a reader /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Tonawanda, N.Y. :
University of Toronto Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures ;
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Prologue : Ancient sources for the medieval concept of vengeance. The Old Testament ; The New Testament ; Roman laws
- Part II. The Early Middle Ages (400-1000). Codes, capitularies, and penitentials ; Sermons, exegesis, and letters ; Saints lives, chronicles, and epics ; Formularies, charters, and judgments
- Part III. The High Middle Ages (1000-1250). The effort to regulate violence and emotion ; Sermons and learned commentary on anger and vengeance ; Saints' lives, chronicles, and epics ; Peace charters and oaths
- Part IV. The Later Middle Ages (1250-1500). Municipal, territorial, and royal laws concerning vengeance and murder ; Ecclesiastical and secular commentary on peace and the restraint of emotions ; Saints' lives, chronicles, and epics ; Court cases and notarial peace acts.
