Code and Custom: Evidence of Widespread Tradition in Medieval Germanic Law

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dc.contributor.advisorVaughn, Sally N.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNeumann, Kristina M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKlieman, Kairn A.
dc.creatorTyree, Justin Vance
dc.creator.orcid0000-0003-1579-4977
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-15T17:58:28Z
dc.date.available2018-02-15T17:58:28Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2017
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2017
dc.date.updated2018-02-15T17:58:28Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis advances the study of Germanic cultural and legal discourse by drawing attention to the retention of customary law found within the constitutions promulgated by the peoples of Germanic ethnolinguistic origins during the Middle Ages. It argues that shared customs are apparent in the law codes issued by West and North Germanic kings on the Continent, in England, and in Scandinavia, and that those customs persisted for more than a millennium. The legal history of the Leges Barbarorum, the Anglo-Saxon dooms, and the Scandinavian laws is of profound historical importance, and the assorted law codes underscore an enduring Germanic culture spanning thousands of miles and more than ten centuries. By comparing institutional vocabulary and cultural standards among the many Germanic laws, an argument is made for a pan-Germanic consciousness rooted in shared ancient custom.
dc.description.departmentHistory, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/2087
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectMedieval law
dc.subjectMedieval
dc.subjectGermanic law
dc.subjectLeges barbarorum
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon dooms
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon literacy
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon conversion
dc.subjectGermanic custom
dc.subjectGermanic tradition
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon tradition
dc.subjectAnglo-Saxon custom
dc.subjectCustomary law
dc.titleCode and Custom: Evidence of Widespread Tradition in Medieval Germanic Law
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHistory, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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