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Record Nr.

UNINA9910512177103321

Autore

Frankot Edda

Titolo

Banishment in the Late Medieval Eastern Netherlands : Exile and Redemption in Kampen / / by Edda Frankot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2021

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030888671

3030888673

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 pages)

Classificazione

HIS037010HIS054000LAW060000

Disciplina

364.68

Soggetti

Europe - History - 476-1492

Social history

Law - History

History of Medieval Europe

Social History

Legal History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. The Legal Context -- 2. Punishment in Late Medieval Kampen -- 3. Exile: Banishment as a Punitive and Coercive Measure -- 4. Redemption: The Repayment of Fines and the Reintegration of Exiles -- 5. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book analyses the practice of banishment and what it can tell us about the values of late medieval society concerning morally acceptable behaviour. It focuses on the Dutch town of Kampen and considers the exclusion of offenders through banishment and the redemption of individuals after their exile. Banishment was a common punishment in late medieval Europe, especially for sexual offences. In Kampen it was also meted out as a consequence of the non-payment of fines, after which people could arrange repayment schemes which allowed them to return. The books firstly considers the legal context of the practice of banishment, before discussing punishment in Kampen more generally. In the third chapter the legal practice of banishment as



a punitive and coercive measure is discussed. The final chapter focuses on the redemption of exiles, either because their punishment was completed, or because they arranged for the payment of outstanding fines.