Isidore of Seville and the construction of a common legal culture in early medieval Europe
This paper explores Isidore of Seville’s definitions of legal terms and Roman law concepts during the early Middle Ages. While Isidore was not a lawyer, he played a crucial role on the development of both legal theory and more technical aspects of the law such as legal procedure. Combining elements...
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| Language: | fra |
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Association Clio et Themis
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Clio@Themis |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cliothemis/1203 |
| Summary: | This paper explores Isidore of Seville’s definitions of legal terms and Roman law concepts during the early Middle Ages. While Isidore was not a lawyer, he played a crucial role on the development of both legal theory and more technical aspects of the law such as legal procedure. Combining elements of Roman and Jewish-Christian traditions, Isidore’s definitions were of the utmost importance during the long period leading to the dawn of the School of Bologna. |
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| ISSN: | 2105-0929 |