Las Siete Partidas, Volume 5 : : Underworlds: The Dead, the Criminal, and the Marginalized (Partidas VI and VII) / / ed. by Robert I. Burns, S.J.

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• HerausgeberIn: S.J., Robert I. Burns,,
• TeilnehmendeR: Scott, Samuel Parsons.
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2012]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: The Middle Ages Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)

Las Siete Partidas, or Seven Divisions, is the major law code of thirteenth-century Spain, compiled by Alfonso X the Learned of Castile. Seven centuries later, this compendium of legal and customary information remains the foundation of modern Spanish law. In addition, its influence is notable in the law of Spain's former colonies, including Texas, California, and Louisiana. The work's extraordinary scope offers unparalleled insight into the social, intellectual, and cultural history of medieval Spain. Built on the armature of a law code, it is in effect an encyclopedia of medieval life.Long out of print, the English translation of Las Siete Partidas-first commissioned in 1931 by the American Bar Association-returns in a superior new edition. Editor and distinguished medieval historian Robert I. Burns, S.J., provides critical historical material in a new general Introduction and extensive introductions to each Partida. Jerry Craddock of the University of California, Berkeley, provides updated bibliographical notes, and Joseph O'Callaghan of Fordham University contributes a section on law in Alfonso's time.Las Siete Partidas is presented in five volumes, each available separately:The Medieval Church, Volume 1: The World of Clerics and Laymen (Partida I)Medieval Government, Volume 2: The World of Kings and Warriors (Partida II)The Medieval World of Law, Volume 3: Lawyers and Their Work (Partida III)Family, Commerce, and the Sea, Volume 4: The Worlds of Women and Merchants (Partidas IV and V)Underworlds, Volume 5: The Dead, the Criminal, and the Marginalized (Partidas VI and VII)

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction to the Sixth Partida -- Introduction to the Seventh Partida -- Partidas VI and VII: Analytical Table of Contents -- Partida VI: Text in Translation - Sixth Partida: Succession -- Title I: Testaments -- Title II: Sealed, Closed, or Mystic Testaments -- Title III: Institution of Heirs -- Title IV: Conditional Institution -- Title V: Substitution of Heirs -- Title VI: Deliberation of Heirs, Inventory, and Surveillance -- Title VII: Disinheritance -- Title VIII: Remedy for Wrongful Disinheritance -- Title IX: Legacies -- Title X: Executors -- Title XI: Reduction of Legacies -- Title XII: Codicils -- Title XIII: Intestate Succession -- Title XIV: Delivery of Inheritance -- Title XV: Partition of Inheritance -- Title XVI: Tutelage -- Title XVII: Excuses from Thtorship -- Title XVIII: Removal of Tutors -- Title XIX: Restitutio In Integrnm -- Partida VII: Text in Translation - Seventh Partida: Crimes; Exegesis; General Pinciples -- Title I: Accusations -- Title II: Treason (Trayción) -- Title III: Charge of Treason Against Nobility -- Title IV: Trial by Combat -- Title V: Loss of Status -- Title VI: Infamy -- Title VII: Deceit (False dad) -- Title VIII: Homicide -- Title IX: Injuria (Deshonra; Dishonor) -- Title X: Fuercas (Violence) -- Title XI: Repudiation of Friendship Among Nobles -- Title XII: Truce and Security Among Nobles -- Title XIII: Robo (Robbery) -- Title XIV: Hurto (Larceny) -- Title XV: Injury to Property -- Title XVI: Fraud -- Title XVII: Adultery -- Title XVIII: Incest -- Title XIX: Seduction -- Title XX: Abduction (Violación) -- Title XXI: Sodom -- Title XXII: Procuring -- Title XXIII: Necromancy, Divination, etc. -- Title XXIV: Jews -- Title XXV: Moors -- Title XXVI: Heresy -- Title XXVII: Desperados (Desperate Persons) -- Title XXVIII: Blasphemy -- Title XXIX: Prisons and Prisoners -- Title XXX: Torture -- Title XXXI: Punishment -- Title XXXII: Pardons -- Title XXXIII: Exegesis -- Title XXXIV: Maxims and General Principles -- Index