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The function of kinship in medieval Nordic legislation /
In the Nordic medieval laws a new definition of kinship - a canonical one - was introduced, based on the Church's incest prohibitions and the requirement to love your kin. It influences the rules for property transfer, inheritance, wergeld and marriage.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Medieval law and its practice ;
v. 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the Nordic medieval laws a new definition of kinship - a canonical one - was introduced, based on the Church's incest prohibitions and the requirement to love your kin. It influences the rules for property transfer, inheritance, wergeld and marriage. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 281 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004189294 9004189297 |
| ISSN: | 1873-8176 ; |