Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland

Robin Chapman Stacey

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2007

Dark Speech

The Performance of Law in Early Ireland

Robin Chapman Stacey

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812294040

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About this book

In Dark Speech, Robin Chapman Stacey explores the fascinating interaction between performance and law in Ireland between the seventh and ninth centuries.

Author / Editor information

Robin Chapman Stacey is Professor of History at the University of Washington. Her book The Road to Judgment: From Custom to Court in Medieval Ireland and Wales, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, was awarded the John Nicholas Brown Prize of the Medieval Academy of America.

Reviews

"An extremely important, learned, and very thoughtful book that addresses a central issue . . . being hotly debated across the social scientific spectrum, among historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and others: the significance of language and performance in understanding traditional societies generally."—Patrick Geary, University of California, Los Angeles

"Fascinating and important."—Early Medieval Europe

"The best history book I have read in a very long time. It is full of important ideas based on impressive research expressed in prose that is not dark but clear and amiable."—Law and History Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Play's the Thing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
2. Jurists on Stage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
3. The Power of the Word Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
4. Voicing Over Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
5. Voices Within the Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Conclusion: The Dangers of Performance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 368
Keywords: Law; History; Medieval and Renaissance Studies

eBook

Published: September 15, 2016
ISBN: 9780812294040