Bigamists” in Bologna, 1350–1500
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6080359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Dean (0000-0003-4207-6700, Professor Emeritus, University of Roehampton, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-59 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03631990221075267 |
| OpenAlex | W4206997838 |
| Language | EN |
Bigamy trials in medieval secular courts were rare and rarely documented. Where they do survive, they raise interesting questions about the relation between penal law and social practice, about knowledge of church laws on the legitimate forms and processes of marriage, and about gendered aspects of how this crime was perceived, prosecuted and punished. The incomparable riches of the criminal court in Bologna supply a set of nearly thirty cases in the period 1350–1500 which allow these questions to be investigated
Ancient history · Criminal law · Criminology · Middle Ages · Political science · Sociology · Historical Legal Studies and Society · History · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Justice · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |