Title Addressing injustice in the medieval body politic / Constant J. Mews and Kathleen B. Neal

Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies. Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Note on references -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Introduction: Justice and its Abuse in the Medieval Body Politic -- 1. The De XII abusiuis saeculi -- 2. The Irish Background to the De XII abusiuis saeculi -- 3. 'Each in the Calling to Which They are Called' -- 4. Transforming Irish Traditions -- 5. The Unjust King and the Negligent Bishop -- 6. Reflecting on Abuses in Religious Life -- 7. Preaching the Body Politic -- 8. Justice and Its Abuses in the Speculum justiciariorum -- 9. Addressing Abuses and Injustice in the Court of Philip the Fair -- 10. 'Perfect Justice Weighs Everything on a Balanced Scale' -- 11. Some Late Franciscan Rewritings of the Twelve Abuses -- Appendix: On the Twelve Abuses of the Age -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Manuscripts -- General Index Summary Ustice and injustice were subjects of ongoing debate in medieval Europe. Received classical and biblical models both influenced how these qualities of moral and political life were perceived, discussed and acted upon. Important among these influences was the anonymous seventh-century Irish text, On <cite>The Twelve Abuses of the Age</cite>, a biblically-inspired discussion of the moral duties particular to each sector of society. This volume probes its long influence, and its interaction with the revival of classical ideas. By bringing together scholars of political thought and practice, in lay and religious contexts spanning the seventh to fourteenth centuries, this volume crosses boundaries of periodisation, discipline and approach to reflect upon the medieval evolution of concepts of injustice and means of redress. Contributions address how ideas about justice and injustice were discussed among scholars and theologians, and how those ideas were translated into action through complaint and advice throughout the medieval period Analysis History, Art History, and Archaeology HIS High Middle Ages HMA Medieval Studies MEDIEVAL Philosophy PHIL Religion and Theology REL & THEOL Justice, political thought, virtue ethics, religious history, government, middle ages Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 18, 2023) Subject Justice -- History -- To 1500 Justice -- Social aspects -- History -- To 1500 Justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500 Medieval history. History of religion. HISTORY / Medieval. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. RELIGION / Christian Theology / History. HISTORY / Europe / Medieval Justice Justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Justice -- Social aspects Moral conditions Religious and theocratic ideologies. European history: medieval period, middle ages. History of religion. SUBJECT Europe -- Moral conditions -- History -- To 1500 Europe -- Religious life and customs -- To 1500 Subject Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Mews, C. J., editor. Neal, Kathleen (Kathleen Bronwyn), editor. ISBN 9048555272 9789048555277

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