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Abstract

This paper stresses the shift occurred at the beginning of the 13rd century, in judicial proceedings, from the accusatio of Roman legal tradition to the inquisitio. Due to this upset, trials were instituted per publica vox et fama, i.e. on the grounds of the bad reputation one had in his/her community. As far as women and their history are concerned, the focus is centered on adultery, which is the slanderous crime-sin accusation considered by both laws and public opinion, by writers and other makers of male discourse on women's good-bad reputation. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Donne medievali tra fama e infamia: leges e narrationes
Author
Corsi, Dinora
Pages
107-138
Publication year
2010
Publication date
2010/2011
Publisher
Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
ISSN
18267513
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English, Italian
ProQuest document ID
900994461
Copyright
Copyright Firenze University Press 2010/2011