{"product_id":"the-body-legal-in-barbarian-law-paperback-softback-9781487547707","title":"The Body Legal in Barbarian Law (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487547707","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Body Legal in Barbarian Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisi Oliver (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487547707\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 August 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 30 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 13 b\u0026amp;w maps, 27 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e’Intriguing book\u003cem\u003e...The Body Legal in Barbarian Law\u003c\/em\u003e is like an (unmutilated)body itself: pleasingly structured on the outside and hiding a lot of intricate workings under the skin.’ - Matthias Ammon (TOEBI(Teachers of Old English in Britain \u0026amp; Ireland), vol 29:2012)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixth to ninth centuries saw a flowering of written laws among the early Germanic tribes. These laws include tables of fines for personal injury, designed to offer a legal, non-violent alternative to blood feud. Using these personal injury tariffs, \u003cem\u003eThe Body Legal in Barbarian Law\u003c\/em\u003e examines a variety of issues, including the interrelationships between victims, perpetrators, and their families; the causes and results of wounds inflicted in daily life; the methods, successes, and failures of healing techniques; the processes of individual redress or public litigation; and the native and borrowed developments in the various 'barbarian' territories as they separated from the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e By applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage List\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eBarbarian Laws in Context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProcess and Procedure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Head\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTorso, Arms and Legs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHands and Feet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInsult and Injury\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGender Differentiation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssault by Rant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConclusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAppendices\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eBibliography \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681327673624,"sku":"9781487547707","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-body-legal-in-barbarian-law-paperback-softback-9781487547707","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}