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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198722605

ISBN-139780198722601

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Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameLaw and Legality in the Greek East : the Byzantine Canonical Tradition, 381-883

LanguageEnglish

SubjectChristian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law, General, Christianity / Orthodox, Legal History

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid Wagschal

Subject AreaLaw, Religion

SeriesOxford Early Christian Studies

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.9 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Reviews"This book is a mileston in the study of Byzantine canon law and the legal culture of the Byzantine world." -- W Becket Soule OP, Ecclesiastical Law Journal"Wagschal's Law and legality is an impressive synthesis of various schools of scholarship and a thoughtful analysis of the Byzantine canonical corpus. It deserves to become a standard entrée for anyone interested in Byzantine law and the canon law of Eastern Christianity more generally. "--Zachary Chitwood, Humboldt University of Berlin, "This book is a mileston in the study of Byzantine canon law and the legal culture of the Byzantine world." -- W Becket Soule OP, Ecclesiastical Law Journal "Wagschal's Law and legality is an impressive synthesis of various schools of scholarship and a thoughtful analysis of the Byzantine canonical corpus. It deserves to become a standard entre for anyone interested in Byzantine law and the canon law of Eastern Christianity more generally. "--Zachary Chitwood, Humboldt University of Berlin, "This book is a mileston in the study of Byzantine canon law and the legal culture of the Byzantine world." -- W Becket Soule OP, Ecclesiastical Law Journal "Wagschal's Law and legality is an impressive synthesis of various schools of scholarship and a thoughtful analysis of the Byzantine canonical corpus. It deserves to become a standard entrée for anyone interested in Byzantine law and the canon law of Eastern Christianity more generally. "--Zachary Chitwood, Humboldt University of Berlin, "Wagschal's Law and legality is an impressive synthesis of various schools of scholarship and a thoughtful analysis of the Byzantine canonical corpus. It deserves to become a standard entrée for anyone interested in Byzantine law and the canon law of Eastern Christianity more generally. "--Zachary Chitwood, Humboldt University of Berlin, It is a credit to Wagschal that future scholarly endeavors of this sort will have to take account of his examination ... an impressive synthesis of various schools of scholarship and a thoughtful analysis of the Byzantine canonical corpus. It deserves to become a standard entree for anyone interested in Byzantine law and the canon law of Eastern Christianity more generally

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal262.9815

Table Of ContentIntroduction to the Law and Legality of the Greek East: the Byzantine Canon Law 381-8831. The Shape of the Law2. Introducing the Law3. The Language of the Law4. Systematizing the LawConclusions, problems, prospectsAppendix A: Prefaces and Epilogues to the Byzantine Canonical CollectionsAppendix B: TranslationsBibliographyIndex

SynopsisByzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism that have long discouraged study of the subject, Wagschal argues that a close reading of the central monuments of Byzantine canon law c. 381-883 reveals a much more sophisticated and coherent legal culture than is generally assumed. Engaging in innovative examinations of the physical shape and growth of the canonical corpus, the content of the canonical prologues, the discursive strategies of the canons, and the nature of the earliest forays into systematization, Wagschal invites his readers to reassess their own legal-cultural assumptions as he advances an innovative methodology for understanding this ancient law. Law and Legality in the Greek East explores topics such as compilation, jurisprudence, professionalization, definitions of law, the language of the canons, and the relationship between the civil and ecclesiastical laws. It challenges conventional assumptions about Byzantine law while suggesting many new avenues of research in both late antique and early medieval law, secular and ecclesiastical., This book is a study of Byzantine canon law which, although usually neglected by legal-historical research, Dr Wagschal argues is a fascinating and complex legal system of considerable coherence and sophistication, with many implications for our broader understanding of Christian culture and thought., Byzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism that have long discouraged study of the subject, Wagschal argues that a close reading of the central monuments of Byzantine canon law c. 381-883 reveals a much more sophisticated and coherent legal culture thanis generally assumed. Engaging in innovative examinations of the physical shape and growth of the canonical corpus, the content of the canonical prologues, the discursive strategies of the canons, and thenature of the earliest forays into systematization, Wagschal invites his readers to reassess their own legal-cultural assumptions as he advances an innovative methodology for understanding this ancient law. Law and Legality in the Greek East explores topics such as compilation, jurisprudence, professionalization, definitions of law, the language of the canons, and the relationship between the civil and ecclesiastical laws. It challenges conventional assumptions about Byzantine lawwhile suggesting many new avenues of research in both late antique and early medieval law, secular and ecclesiastical.

LC Classification NumberKBS132