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The old English penitentials and Anglo-Saxon law
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The old English penitentials and Anglo-Saxon law

Stefan Jurasinski

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Introduction : legislation, custom, and the sources of early English law
The old English penitentials and their reception
Legal change, vernacular penitentials, and the chronology of old English prose
The law of the estate : bishops, masters, and slaves
The law of the household : marriage and sexuality
Caring for the body : law, penitentials, and English "Sick-Maintenance"
Caring for the mind : pollution and mental liability
Conclusion : vernacular penitentials and secular lawmaking.

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