The Duel and the Oath

by Henry Charles Lea

Edward Peters (Editor) and Arthur C Howland

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Originally published as parts I and II of Lea's major historical work Superstition and Force, this volume discusses the limitations in the Middle Ages of what modern jurists would term private law, or civil cases, and the concept of imminent justice through divine intervention in determining the verdict.

  • ISBN10 0812276817
  • ISBN13 9780812276817
  • Publish Date 1 March 1975
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 30 September 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 262
  • Language English