| Law and Language in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): McHaffie, Matthew W., Benham, Jenny, Vogt, Helle |
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ISBN: 9004342672 ISBN-13: 9789004342675 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines - Law | Legal History |
| Series: Medieval Law and Its Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 318 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Law and Language in the Middle Ages investigates the encounter between law and legal practice from the linguistic perspective. The essays explore how legal language expresses and advances power relations, along with the ways in which the language of law legitimates power. The wide geographical and chronological scope showcases how power, legitimacy and language interact, moving the discussion beyond traditional issues of identity or the formation of nation-states and their institutions. What emerges are different strategies reflective of the diverse and pluralistic political, legal, and cultural worlds of the Middle Ages. Contributors are Michael H. Gelting, Dirk Heirbaut, Carole Hough, Anette Kremer, Ada Maria Kuskowski, Anders Leegaard Knudsen, Andr Marques, Matthew McHaffie, Bruce O'Brien, Paul Russell, Werner Sch fke, and Vincenz Schwab. |