Las Siete Partidas

by Scott, Samuel Parsons; Burns, Robert I.; Alfonso

• ISBN13: 9780812217421
• ISBN10: 081221742X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-16
• Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

Summary

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 ofLas 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 Partidasis presented in five paperback volumes, each available separately:The Medieval Church, Volume 1: The World of Clerics and Laymen(Partida I) ISBN 0-8122-1738-1 336 pages Paper $28.50Medieval Government, Volume 2: The World of Kings and Warriors(Partida II) ISBN 0-8122-1739-X 296 pages Paper $28.50The Medieval World of Law, Volume 3: Lawyers and Their Work(Partida III) ISBN 0-8122-1740-3 384 pages Paper $29.95Family, Commerce, and the Sea, Volume 4: The Worlds of Women and Merchants(Partidas IV and V) ISBN 0-8122-1741-1 344 pages Paper $28.50Underworlds, Volume 5: The Dead, the Criminal, and the Marginalized(Partidas VI and VII) ISBN 0-8122-1742-X 384 pages Paper $29.95

Author Biography

Robert I. Burns, S.J., is a senior professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Director of the Institute of Medieval Mediterranean Spain in Playa del Rey, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Sixth Partida	ix
Testament as Perspective: Numbers	x
The Testator	xi
The Universal Heir	xii
Legacies and Legatees, the Executor	xiv
Wards: Guardians and Administrators	xv
Codicils, the Intestate, Slaves	xvi
Context and Meaning	xvi
Suggestions for Reading	xvii
Introduction to the Seventh Partida	xix
Alfonso's Structure of Crime	xx
Treason, Infamy, Corruption	xxi
Homicide and Violence	xxii
Robbery, Theft, Larceny, Fraud	xxiii
Sex Crimes	xxv
Sorcery and Magic	xxv
The Jews	xxvi
Mudejars: Muslims Under the Latins	xxxii
Heretics, Assassins, Blasphemers	xxxv
Prisons, Punishment, Torture, Pardons	xxxvii
Appendixes: Legal Maxims and Tags	xl
The Formation of a Persecuting Society?	xl
Suggestions for Reading	xlii
Partidas VI and VII: Analytical Table of Contents	xlvii
Text in Translation	1175	(128)
Text in Translation	1303	(182)
Index	1485