Marriage, sex and death : the family in the post-Imperial west
This thesis presents a cultural history of families and family roles in the post-Imperial west, here defined as AD 400-700. This thesis questions the âtri-partiteâ influences of Roman heritage, âGermanicâ culture and Christianisation in the post-Imperial west, and identifies the prime driver of change in the construction of families as the development and implementation of Christian thought. This thesis is in two parts. The first considers families in the legal context of the post-Imperial law codes, and provides a systematic overview of the laws using the Theodosian and Justinian codes as a point of comparison. This section concludes that the post-Imperial codes are Roman in nature and that much of the legislation which concerns the family is very similar to the late Roman law of the Theodosian Code. This section considers legal stipulations concerning betrothal, marriage, adultery, divorce, widowhood, and parenthood. Part two considers the issues raised in part one within the literary context of the post-Imperial west, drawing on a wide geographical and chronological range of genres and texts to provide a diachronic analysis. This section considers many of the same concerns which are raised part
Southon, Emma
D111 Medieval History
Marriage, sex and death : the family in the post-Imperial west. This thesis presents a cultural history of families and family roles in the post-Imperial west, here defined as AD 400-700. This thesis questions the âtri-partiteâ influences of Roman heritage, âGermanicâ culture and Christianisation in the post-Imperial west, and identifies the prime driver of change in the construction of families as the development and implementation of Christian thought. This thesis is in two parts. The first considers families in the legal context of the post-Imperial law codes, and provides a systematic overview of the laws using the Theodosian and Justinian codes as a point of comparison. This section concludes that the post-Imperial codes are Roman in nature and that much of the legislation which concerns the family is very similar to the late Roman law of the Theodosian Code. This section considers legal stipulations concerning betrothal, marriage, adultery, divorce, widowhood, and parenthood. Part two considers the issues raised in part one within the literary context of the post-Imperial west, drawing on a wide geographical and chronological range of genres and texts to provide a diachronic analysis. This section considers many of the same concerns which are raised part
marriage sex death family post imperial west present cultural_history family family roles post imperial west defined question tri influence roman heritage germanic culture christianisation post imperial west identifies prime driver change construction family development implementation christian_thought two_part first_considers family legal context post imperial law_code provide_systematic overview law use code point_comparison section conclude post imperial code roman nature much legislation concern family similar late_roman law code section considers legal stipulation concern marriage adultery divorce widowhood part_two considers issue_raise part_one within literary_context post imperial west draw_wide geographical_chronological range genre texts provide diachronic_analysis section considers many concern raise part