Power over the Body, Equality in the Family
Subtitle: Rights and Domestic Relations in Medieval Canon Law
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: November 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780802822116
Subjects: Christian social thought & activity; Marriage (Canon law); Law; Domestic relations (Canon law); Religious aspects; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Marriage; Legal History; Christianity - History - General; Domestic Relations - General; Family Law - General; Reference; To 1500; Legal Profession; Christianity; History
First sentence: It is not likely that Gratian ever heard of the story of the early-twelfth-century mystic and recluse Christina of Markyate.