"‘What Kind of Monster or Beast Are You?’. Parricide and Patricide in Roman Law and Society" considers the etymological and sociological perspective of parricide in addition to the development of legal attitudes towards the crime, from archaic Roman law onwards. Through the prism of jurisprudence, the author reveals the nature and dynamics of complex parenting networks and family structures of feeling, and the paradoxical link between the violation of one of the greatest taboos and the origin of law itself in the confrontation of freedom and power
Biscotti, B. (2017). ‘What Kind of Monster or Beast Are You?’. Parricide and Patricide in Roman Law and Society. In M. Muravyeva, R. Toivo (a cura di), Parricide and Violence Against Parents throughout History. (De)Constructing Family and Authority? (pp. 13-33). London : Palgrave Macmillan [10.1057/978-1-349-94997-7].
‘What Kind of Monster or Beast Are You?’. Parricide and Patricide in Roman Law and Society
Biscotti, B
2017
Abstract
"‘What Kind of Monster or Beast Are You?’. Parricide and Patricide in Roman Law and Society" considers the etymological and sociological perspective of parricide in addition to the development of legal attitudes towards the crime, from archaic Roman law onwards. Through the prism of jurisprudence, the author reveals the nature and dynamics of complex parenting networks and family structures of feeling, and the paradoxical link between the violation of one of the greatest taboos and the origin of law itself in the confrontation of freedom and power
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
‘What Kind of Monster or Beast Are You?’ Parricide and Patricide in Roman Law and Society | Springer.pdf
Solo gestori archivio
Descrizione: intero contributo
Dimensione
263.48 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
263.48 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri Richiedi una copia |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
