Introduction: justice and its abuse in the medieval body politic

Constant J. Mews; Kathleen Neal

Introduction: justice and its abuse in the medieval body politic

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Abstract

This essay introduces the De XII abusiuis saeculi and its influence in medieval thought through reflecting on the way it presents the notion of iustitia, a term that can mean both righteousness in a biblical context, but also justice in the sense of equity and fairness in social relationships. While the ninth abuse, an unjust king (rex iniquus), has been recognized as laying a foundation for the ‘Mirror of Princes’ genre, we argue, introducing the various essays in this volume, that DDAS was re-interpreted in many different contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Addressing Injustice in the Medieval Body Politic
Editors	Constant J. Mews, Kathleen Neal
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Pages	15-34
Number of pages	20
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789048555277
ISBN (Print)	9789463721271
Publication status	Published - 2023

Publication series

Name	Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press

Keywords

Medieval history
Virtue ethics
Religion and society
Justice
biblical reception

Addressing Injustice in the Medieval Body Politic
Mews, C. (Editor) & Neal, K. (Editor), 2023, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 432 p. (Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies)
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Addressing Injustice in the Medieval Body Politic: From Complaint to Advice
Mews, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Neal, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/19 → 18/05/23
Project: Research

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Introduction: justice and its abuse in the medieval body politic

Abstract

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Addressing Injustice in the Medieval Body Politic

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Addressing Injustice in the Medieval Body Politic: From Complaint to Advice

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