Law and religious minorities in medieval societies : between theory and praxis = De la teoría legal a la práctica en el derecho de las minoría religiosas en la edad media / edited by Ana Echevarria, Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala, John Tolan.

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2016]

©2016.

239 pages ; 24 cm.

"Muslim law developed a clear legal cadre for dhimmīs, inferior but protected non-Muslim communities (in particular Jews and Christians) and Roman Canon law decreed a similar status for Jewish and Muslim communities in Europe. Yet the theoretical hierarchies between faithful and infidel were constantly brought into question in the daily interactions between men and women of different faiths in streets, markets, bath-houses, law courts, etc. The twelve essays in this volume explore these tensions and attempts to resolve them. These contributions show that law was used to try to erect boundaries between communities in order to regulate or restrict interaction between the faithful and the non-faithful--and at the same time how these boundaries were repeatedly transgressed and negotiated. These essays explore also the possibilities and the limits of the use of legal sources for the social historian"--Back cover.

De la teoría legal a la práctica en el derecho de las minoría religiosas en la edad media.

English; Spanish

January 26, 2017

Religion and law in medieval Christian and Muslim societies ; 9.

Includes bibliographical references and index.