The Duel and the Oath

by Henry Charles Lea, Edward Peters (Editor), Arthur C. Howland (Contribution by)

Overview

Originally published as parts I and II of Lea's major historical work Superstition and Force, this volume discusses the limitations in the Middle Ages of what modern jurists would term private law, or civil cases, and the concept of imminent justice through divine intervention in determining the verdict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812276817
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/1975
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Edition description:	Reprint 2016 ed.
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years