Orthodoxy and the Courts in Late Antiquity

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-820841-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 358 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 639 g

This book approaches the subject of late Roman law from the perspective of legal practice revealed in courtroom processes, as well as more 'informal' types of dispute settlement. From at least the early fourth century, leading bishops, ecclesiastics, and Christian polemicists participated in a vibrant culture of forensic argument, with far-reaching effects on theological debate, the development of ecclesiastical authority, and the elaboration of early 'Canon law'. One of the most innovative aspects of late Roman law was the creation and application of new legal categories used in the prosecution of 'heretics'. Leading Christian polemicists not only used techniques of argument learnt in the late Roman rhetorical schools to help position the Church within the structure of Empire, they also used those techniques in cases involving accusations against 'heretics'- thus defining and developing the concept of Christian orthodoxy itself.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Humfress, Caroline

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- Part I Forensic practitioners and the development of late Roman law

- 1: Introduction and background

- 2: Litigation and late Roman judges

- 3: Legal experts and the late Roman courts

- 4: Late Roman advocates

- Part II Forensic practitioners in the service of the Late Antique church

- 5: Introduction and background

- 6: Ecclesiastics as forensic practitioners

- 7: Forensic expertise and the development of early Canon law

- Part III Orthodoxy, Heresy and the Courts.

- 8: Defining heresy and orthodoxy

- 9: Heresy and the courts

- 10: Conclusion