Banishment in the Late Medieval Eastern Netherlands : Exile and Redemption in Kampen
Frankot, Edda
Banishment in the Late Medieval Eastern Netherlands : Exile and Redemption in Kampen - Bern Springer Nature 2022 - 1 electronic resource (140 p.)
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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.
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English
978-3-030-88867-1 9783030888671
10.1007/978-3-030-88867-1 doi
European history
Social & cultural history
Legal history
exile Kampen crime Late Middle Ages Low Countries medieval law courts Open Access
Banishment in the Late Medieval Eastern Netherlands : Exile and Redemption in Kampen - Bern Springer Nature 2022 - 1 electronic resource (140 p.)
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-88867-1 9783030888671
10.1007/978-3-030-88867-1 doi
European history
Social & cultural history
Legal history
exile Kampen crime Late Middle Ages Low Countries medieval law courts Open Access