The Legitimacy of Medieval Proof
Much that is intriguing about medieval modes of proof lies in the tension that existed within them. In the practices of the ordeals, compurgation or wager of law and judicial duel, faith mingled with superstition, justice with mercy, divine providence with human manipulation. When history was concei...
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2004
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2004, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-298 |
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