Excommunication and outlawry in the legal world of medieval Iceland / by Elizabeth Walgenbach.
| Author/creator | Walgenbach, Elizabeth |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] |
| Description | xi, 178 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Northern world, 1569-1462 ; volume 92 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Excommunication -- Outlawry -- Outlawry as secular excommunication -- Excommunication and outlawry in Sturla Þórðarson's Íslendinga saga -- Stories of Aron Hjǫrleifsson, outlaw and pilgrim -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "In this book Elizabeth Walgenbach argues that outlawry in medieval Iceland was a punishment shaped by the conventions of excommunication as it developed in the medieval Church. Excommunication and outlawry resemble one another, often closely, in a range of Icelandic texts, including lawcodes and narrative sources such as the contemporary sagas. This is not a chance resemblance but a by-product of the way the law was formed and written. Canon law helped to shape the outlines of secular justice. The book is organized into chapters on excommunication, outlawry, outlawry as secular excommunication, and two case studies-one focused on the conflicts surrounding Bishop Guðmundr Arason and another focused on the outlaw Aron Hjǫrleifsson"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Yale University, 2016) issued under title: Outlawry as secular excommunication in medieval Iceland, 1150-1350. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021007397 |
| ISBN | 9789004460911 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |