Law and family in late antiquity : the Emperor Constantine's marriage legislation / Judith Evans Grubbs.
1995
346.0160937 G885l 1995
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Title
Law and family in late antiquity : the Emperor Constantine's marriage legislation / Judith Evans Grubbs.
Author
ISBN
0198147686
9780198147688
0198208227 (pbk.)
9780198208228 (pbk.)
9780198147688
0198208227 (pbk.)
9780198208228 (pbk.)
Imprint
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Language
English
Description
x, 390 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
346.0160937 G885l 1995
System Control No.
(OCoLC)31708054
(OCoLC)31708054
(OCoLC)31708054
Summary
This is a new and thought-provoking study of law and marriage in late antiquity, dealing particularly with the legislation on marriage enacted by the Roman emperor Constantine (AD 307-337). As the first emperor to accept Christianity, Constantine is often credited with having introduced Christian ideals and practices into Roman law, but in this book the author argues that the extent of Christian influence on Constantine's marriage legislation was limited. Rather, in many cases, it merely granted legal recognition to practices that had long been followed by many people in the Roman Empire. Whilst Constantine did not always endorse such practices, and in some cases even tried to repress them, a careful examination of his laws against the dual background of classical Roman law and early Christian attitudes towards marriage reveals much about contemporary behaviour and belief in late antiquity.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-371) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: Novator Turbatorque Priscarum Legum?
1. The Social and Legal Background
2. 'Pagan' and 'Christian' Marriage
3. The Repeal of the Augustan Penalties on Celibacy
4. Making the Marriage Bond: Betrothal, Abduction, and Seduction
5. Breaking the Bond: Adultery and Divorce
6. Sex and Status: Legislation on 'Mixed-Status' Unions
7. Perspectives on Constantine's Legislation
Appendix I: Constantine's Legislation on Marriage and the Family
Appendix II: The Legislation of 326.
1. The Social and Legal Background
2. 'Pagan' and 'Christian' Marriage
3. The Repeal of the Augustan Penalties on Celibacy
4. Making the Marriage Bond: Betrothal, Abduction, and Seduction
5. Breaking the Bond: Adultery and Divorce
6. Sex and Status: Legislation on 'Mixed-Status' Unions
7. Perspectives on Constantine's Legislation
Appendix I: Constantine's Legislation on Marriage and the Family
Appendix II: The Legislation of 326.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Grubbs, Judith Evans. Law and family in late antiquity. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995
Online version: Grubbs, Judith Evans. Law and family in late antiquity. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995
Online version: Grubbs, Judith Evans. Law and family in late antiquity. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995
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