{"product_id":"the-body-legal-in-barbarian-law-9781487547707","title":"The Body Legal in Barbarian Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lisi Oliver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Legal History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixth to ninth centuries saw a flowering of written laws among the early Germanic tribes. These laws include tables of fines for personal injury, designed to offer a legal, non-violent alternative to blood feud. Using these personal injury tariffs, \u003cem\u003eThe Body Legal in Barbarian Law\u003c\/em\u003e examines a variety of issues, including the interrelationships between victims, perpetrators, and their families; the causes and results of wounds inflicted in daily life; the methods, successes, and failures of healing techniques; the processes of individual redress or public litigation; and the native and borrowed developments in the various 'barbarian' territories as they separated from the Roman Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46442403135639,"sku":"9781487547707","price":3859.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781487547707.webp?v=1769122584","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-body-legal-in-barbarian-law-9781487547707","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}