Women and the Law in the Roman Empire

A Sourcebook on Marriage, Divorce and Widowhood
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-15241-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Reihe: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

It is widely recognized that Roman law is an important source of information about women in the Roman world, and can present a more rounded and accurate picture than literary sources. This sourcebook fully exploits the rich legal material of the imperial period - from Augustus (31 BCE - 14 CE) to the end of the western Roman Empire (476 CE), incorporating both pagan and Christian eras, and explaining the rights women held under Roman law, the restrictions to which they were subject, and legal regulations on marriage, divorce and widowhood.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans Grubbs, Judith

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. A sourcebook on women and the law in the Roman Empire: marriage, divorce, and widowhood, List of abbreviations, Glossary of Latin legal terms, Acknowledgments, Introduction: historical and legal background, 1 The status of women in Roman law, 2 Marriage in Roman law and society, 3 Prohibited and non-legal unions, 4 Divorce and its consequences, 5 Widows and their children, Summation. The condition of women: rights and restrictions, Notes, Bibliography, Index of sources, General index

Über Autor(innen)

Judith Evans Grubbs