Law, society, and authority in late antiquity [second biannual "Shifting frontiers in Late Antiquity" conference, University of South Carolina, March 1997

The sixteen papers in this volume investigate the links between law and society during Late Antiquity (260-640 CE). On the one hand, they consider how social changes such as the barbarian settlement and the rise of the Christian church resulted in the creation of new sources of legal authority, such as local and 'vulgar' law, barbarian law codes, and canon law. On the other, they investigate the interrelationship between legal innovations and social change, for the very process of creating new law and new authority either resulted from or caused changes in the society in which it occurred. The studies in this volume discuss interactions between legal theory and practice, the Greek east and the Roman west, secular and ecclesiastical, Roman and barbarian, male and female, and Christian and non-Christian (including pagans, Jews, and Zoroastrians) Title Page......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 13 Introduction......Page 18 Part I: Law and the Manifestions of New Authority......Page 26 1: Interpreting the Interpretations of the Breviarium......Page 28 2: The Survival of Roman Family Law after the Barbarian Settlements......Page 50 3: The Legacy of Roman Law in Post– Roman Britain......Page 69 4: Resolving Disputes: The Frontiers of Law in Late Antiquity......Page 85 5: Evidence for the Audientia episcopalis in the New Letters of Augustine......Page 100 6: Judicial Violence and the Ecclesiastical Courts in Late Antique North Africa......Page 115 7: The Development of Syriac Christian Canon Law in the Sasanian Empire......Page 132 Part II: The Impact of Law on Society......Page 148 8: 'Spoiling the Egyptians': Roman Law and Christian Exegesis in Late Antiquity......Page 150 9: Lawyers and Historians in Late Antiquity......Page 165 10: Lex and Iussio: The Feriale Campanum and Christianity in the Theodosian Age......Page 179 11: Imperial Honorifics and Senatorial Status in Late Roman Legal Documents......Page 196 12: Why Not Marry a Jew? Jewish-Christian Marital Frontiers in Late Antiquity......Page 225 13: Virgins and Widows‘ Show-Girls and Whores: Late Roman Legislation on Women and Christianity......Page 237 14: Canonists Construct the Nun?: Church Law and Women's Monastic Practice in Merovingian France......Page 259 15: The Farmer, the Landlord, and the Law in the Fifth Century......Page 273 16: Salic Law and Barbarian Diet......Page 289 Bibliography......Page 304 Index......Page 326 Interpreting The Interpretationes Of The Breviarium / John F. Matthews -- The Survival Of Roman Family Law After Barbarian Settlements / Antti Arjava -- The Legacy Of Roman Law In Post-roman Britain / Michael E. Jones -- Resolving Disputes: The Frontiers Of Law In Late Antiquity / Jill D. Harris -- Evidence For The Audientia Episcopalis In The New Letters Of Augustine / Noel E. Lenski -- Judicial Violence And The Ecclesiastical Courts In Late Antique North Africa / Leslie Dossey -- The Development Of Syriac Christian Canon Law In The Sasanian Empire / Victoria Erhart -- 'spoiling The Egyptians': Roman Law And Christian Exegesis In Late Antiquity / Gillian Clark -- Lawyers And Historians In Late Antiquity / Geoffrey Greatrex -- Lex And Iussio: The Feriale Campanum And Christianity In The Theodosian Age / Dennis E. Trout -- Imperial Honorifics And Senatorial Status In Late Roman Legal Documents / Ralph W. Mathisen -- Why Not Marry A Jew? Jewish-christian Marital Frontiers In Late Antiquity / Hagith S. Sivan -- Virgins And Widows, Show-girls And Whores: Late Roman Legislation On Women And Christianity / Judith Evans Grubbs -- Canonists Construct The Nun?: Church Law And Women's Monastic Practice In Merovingian France / Catherine R. Peyroux -- The Farmer, The Landlord, And The Law In The Fifth Century / Boudewijn Sirks -- Salic Law And Barbarian Diet / Kathy Pearson. Edited By Ralph W. Mathisen. Papers Presented At The Second Biannual Shifting Frontiers In Late Antiquity Conference Held At The University Of South Carolina In March, 1997. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [287]-307) And Index. 9780199240326 Law,Society,Late Antiquity,Roman Law