A Raven's Battle-Cry: The Limits of Judgment in the Medieval Irish Legal Tract Anfuigell Contributor(s): Eska (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004342648 ISBN-13: 9789004342644 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Irish Published: February 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines - Law | Legal History |
Series: Medieval Law and Its Practice |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 352 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In A Raven's Battle-cry Charlene M. Eska presents a critical edition and translation of the previously unpublished medieval Irish legal tract Anfuigell. Although the Old Irish text itself is fragmentary, the copious accompanying commentaries provide a wealth of legal, historical, and linguistic information not found elsewhere in the medieval Irish legal corpus. Anfuigell contains a wide range of topics relating to the role of the judge in deciding difficult cases, including kingship, raiding, poets, shipwreck, marriage, fosterage, divorce, and contracts relating to land and livestock. |