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Orthodoxy and the courts in late antiquity /

Approaching the subject of late Roman law from the perspective of legal practice revealed in courtroom processes, Caroline Humfress argues for a vibrant culture of forensic argumentation in late antiquity - which included Christian controversies concerning 'heresy' and 'orthodoxy'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Humfress, Caroline
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Roman law > Language.
Practice of law (Roman law)
Courts > Rome.
Forensic orations.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Droit romain > Langage.
Droit > Pratique (Droit romain)
Tribunaux > Rome.
Débats judiciaires.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
LAW > Customary.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
Church history > Primitive and early church
Courts
Forensic orations
Rhetoric, Ancient
Roman law > Language
Rome (Empire)
Christentum
Rechtgläubigkeit
Spätantike
Römisches Reich
Justiz
Vroege christendom.
Romeins recht.
Rechtspraktijk.
30-600
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Approaching the subject of late Roman law from the perspective of legal practice revealed in courtroom processes, Caroline Humfress argues for a vibrant culture of forensic argumentation in late antiquity - which included Christian controversies concerning 'heresy' and 'orthodoxy', revealing its far-reaching effects on theological debate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-319) and indexes.
ISBN:9781435620582
1435620585