This book explores the legal and theological thought of Master Vacarius (c.1115/20 - c.1200), the renowned twelfth-century jurist. It focuses on this Italian ma

The Haskins Society presents papers from leading scholars on the political and social history of the Western European world through the Viking times via the Ang

An unrivalled introduction to a fascinating subject, Law and Theology in the Middle Ages explores the relationship between law and theology in medieval Europe.

Canon law touched nearly every aspect of medieval society, including many issues we now think of as purely secular. It regulated marriages, oaths, usury, sorcer

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This