Recht und Konsens im frühen Mittelalter
Paul Fouracre
This rich volume of fourteen papers proceeds from a meeting the Konstanzer Arbeitskreis für mittelalterliche Geschichte. As Foreword explains, this was first to involve both Historiker and Rechtshistoriker since Peter Classen organized seminal Recht und Schrift conference in 1976. compares well with one that came out 1976 meeting, but for obvious reasons does not so much break new ground as pull together work intervening years. It consists varying length, Fergus Kelly’s survey scholarship on Irish law (ten pages) Christoph Meyer’s detailed search consensus Lombard (eighty-two pages). The collection begins an account consensual basis early medieval kingship by Verena Epp ends lengthy round-up preceding discussions (and thus whole subject middle ages) Stefan Esders. Apart last paper, all others have English language summaries, four (by Thomas Noble, Kelly, John Moorhead Chris Wickham, respectively) are English. Only authors (Epp) is female. Gender issues never enter into discussion. world male elites, here relates power its legitimation.
German History