Women and Law in Late Antiquity

Women and Law in Late Antiquity
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Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 0198152337
ISBN-13 : 9780198152330
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Book Synopsis Women and Law in Late Antiquity by : Antti Arjava

Download or read book Women and Law in Late Antiquity written by Antti Arjava and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive account of women's legal and social positions in the west from classical antiquity right through to the early middle ages. The main focus of the book is on the late antique period, with constant reference to classical Roman law and the lives of women in the early empire. The book goes on to follow women's history up to the seventh century, thus bridging the notorious gap of the 'dark ages'. Major themes include daughters' succession rights; the independenceof married women; sexual relations outside marriage; divorce; remarriage; and the general legal capacity of women. Antti Arjava argues that from the viewpoint of most women, late antiquity was not a period of radical change. In particular, the influence of Christianity has often been considerably exaggerated. It was only after the fall of the Western empire that a new legal system and a new social world emerged.


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