A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity

Legal History

A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity

By Julen Etxabe
Bloomsbury Academic January 2023

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ISBN-13
9781350368262
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Publication
January 2023
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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How should we talk about “the law” in a period so remote from our own and covering such a huge span of time and space? From the Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BCE) to Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis (529-534 CE), A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity draws upon legal texts and non-textual forms (such as vase-painting, sculpture, and architecture) to uncover the diverse and rich legal traditions of societies ranging from the Ancient Near Eastern cities of Assyria and Babylon in Mesopotamia to the Ancient Israelites, and from Ancient Greece to Rome of the Archaic and Classical Periods.

With a wealth of textual and visual sources, A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of justice, constitution, codes, agreements, arguments, property and possession, wrongs, and the legal profession.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK
Introduction: Writing a Cultural History of Law in Antiquity, Julen Etxabe, University of Helsinki, Finland
1. Justice, Kathryn Slanski, Yale University, USA
2. Constitution, Jill Frank, Cornell University, USA
3. Codes, Barry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University, USA
4. Agreements, Roberto Fiori, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy
5. Arguments, David Mirhady, Simon Fraser University, Canada
6. Property and Possession, Paul J. du Plessis, University of Edinburgh, UK
7. Wrongs, Jacob Giltaij, University of Helsinki, Finland
8. Legal Profession, Kaius Tuori, University of Helsinki, Finland
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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