
Power Over the Body, Equality in the Family
Charles J. Reid
(Author)Description
Employing far-ranging sources, Charles Reid Jr. examines the language of marriage in classical Roman law, the Germanic legal codes of early medieval Europe, and the writings of canon lawyers and theologians from the medieval and early modern periods. The heart of the book, however, consists of the writings of the canonists of the High Middle Ages, especially the works of Hostiensis, Bernard of Parma, Innocent IV, and Raymond de Peñafort. Reid's incisive survey provides a new understanding of subjects such as the right of parties to marry free of parental coercion, the nature of "paternal power," the place of bodies in the marriage contract, the meaning and implications of gender equality, and the right of inheritance.
Product Details
Publisher | William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company |
Publish Date | October 29, 2004 |
Pages | 335 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780802822116 |
Dimensions | 8.5 X 6.5 X 0.9 inches | 1.1 pounds |
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