{"product_id":"law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-an-introduction-through-film-paperback-softback-9781531510138","title":"Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World; An Introduction Through Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9781531510138","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLaw, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction Through Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca (Edited by), M. Christina Bruno (Edited by), Anthony Perron (Edited by), Maria Americo (Contributions by), Daniel Armenti (Contributions by), Lucy C. Barnhouse (Contributions by), Christopher Bonura (Contributions by), M. Christina Bruno (Contributions by), Julie K. Chamberlin (Contributions by), Celia Chazelle (Contributions by), Rachel Ellen Clark (Contributions by), Esther Liberman Cuenca (Contributions by), Casey Ireland (Contributions by), Henry Ansgar Kelly (Contributions by), Sarah C. Luginbill (Contributions by), Coral Lumbley (Contributions by), Sara McDougall (Contributions by), Nathan Melson (Contributions by), Nahir I. Otaño Gracia (Contributions by), Anthony Perron (Contributions by), David M. Perry (Contributions by), Asif A. Siddiqi (Contributions by), Eugene Smelyansky (Contributions by), Lorraine Kochanske Stock (Contributions by), Spencer Strub (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531510138\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.441 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic \"legal medievalism,\" or the modern interpretation of medieval law in film and popular culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more than a century, filmmakers have used the \"Middle Ages\" to produce popular entertainment and comment on contemporary issues. Each of the twenty chapters in \u003ci\u003eLaw, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World \u003c\/i\u003erepresents an original contribution to our understanding of how medieval regulations, laws, and customs have been depicted in film. It offers a window into the \"rules\" of medieval society through the lens of popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e This book includes analyses of recent and older films, avant-garde as well as popular cinema. Films discussed in this book include \u003ci\u003eBraveheart \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc \u003c\/i\u003e(1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Duel \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Green Knight \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Little Hours \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood \u003c\/i\u003e(1938), among others.\u003cbr\u003e Each chapter explores the contemporary context of the film in question, the medieval literary or historical milieu the film references, and the lessons the film can teach us about the medieval world. Attached to each chapter is an appendix of medieval documentary sources and reading questions to prompt critical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca, M. Christina Bruno, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Anthony Perron\u003c\/i\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCanon Law and the World of the Medieval Church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eBetween Royal Law and Canon Law in Becket (1964)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Perron\u003c\/i\u003e   9\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eRelic Movement, Anathema, and Crusade in Pilgrimage (2017)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah C. Luginbill\u003c\/i\u003e   22\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e The Creation of the Franciscan Rule in Francesco (1989)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNathan Melson\u003c\/i\u003e   36\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003ePoverty and Heresy in The Name of the Rose (1986)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eM. Christina Bruno\u003c\/i\u003e   49\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003eJoan of Arc's Inquisitorial Trial of Faith in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenry Ansgar Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e   61\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Feudal\" Law and the Customs of Lordship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Chivalric Code in The Green Knight (2021)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCoral Lumbley\u003c\/i\u003e   75\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eCrusading and Oath-Taking in Kingdom of Heaven (2005)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca\u003c\/i\u003e   89\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8. \u003c\/b\u003eForest Law in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCasey Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e   101\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e Trial by Battle and Gendered Medievalisms in The Last Duel (2021)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara McDougall and David M. Perry \u003c\/i\u003e  114\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10. \u003c\/b\u003eAnimal Trials in The Advocate (1993)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulie K. Chamberlin\u003c\/i\u003e   126\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWomen and Representations of Premodern Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11. \u003c\/b\u003eReligious Women's Authority and Rules for Nuns in Vision:\u003cbr\u003e From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLucy C. Barnhouse\u003c\/i\u003e   141\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e War, Family, and the Law of the Kyivan Rus in Alexander Nevsky (1938)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAsif A. Siddiqi \u003c\/i\u003e  153\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e13. \u003c\/b\u003eChurch Law, Community Practice, and the Witch Trial That Wasn't in Sorceress (1987)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachel Ellen Clark and Lucy C. Barnhouse \u003c\/i\u003e  166\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e14. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Myth of Jus Primae Noctis, or the \"Right of the First Night,\" in Braveheart (1995)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLorraine Kochanske Stock\u003c\/i\u003e   180\u003cbr\u003e 15. Medieval Satire and the Canon Law of Claustration in The Little Hours (2017)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpencer Strub\u003c\/i\u003e   195\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReligious Conflict and Forging Communities through Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16. Late Roman Law, Women's Status, and Classical Education in Agora (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Bonura\u003c\/i\u003e   211\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e17. \u003c\/b\u003eDepicting the Prophet, Social Justice, and the Pillars of Islam in The Message (1976)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Americo\u003c\/i\u003e   225\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e18.\u003c\/b\u003e Lawful Language and Global North Encounters in The 13th Warrior (1999)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Armenti and Nahir I. Otaño Gracia\u003c\/i\u003e   237\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e19. \u003c\/b\u003eJewish Assimilation and the Absent \"Saracens\" and Africans of Ivanhoe (1952)\u003cbr\u003e Celia Chazelle   251\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e20. \u003c\/b\u003eMedieval Science, the Spanish Inquisition, and Religious Violence in 1492:\u003cbr\u003e Conquest of Paradise (1992)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene Smelyansky\u003c\/i\u003e   265\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments   279\u003cbr\u003e Contributors   281\u003cbr\u003e Index   283\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685351616792,"sku":"9781531510138","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-an-introduction-through-film-paperback-softback-9781531510138","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}