Folk Law
Folk Law

Author: Alison Dundes Renteln

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-23

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0429656300

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Originally published in 1994, Folk Law, a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and implications of folk law, its continuing influence around the globe, and the conflicts that arise when folk law diverges from official law. Valuable for students and scholars of law, folklore, or anthropology, Renteln and Dundes's extensive casebook marks a rare interdisciplinary approach to two important areas of research.

The Family in Roman Egypt
The Family in Roman Egypt

Author: Sabine R. Huebner

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1107244552

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This study captures the dynamics of the everyday family life of the common people in Roman Egypt, a social strata that constituted the vast majority of any pre-modern society but rarely figures in ancient sources or in modern scholarship. The documentary papyri and, above all, the private letters and the census returns provide us with a wealth of information on these people not available for any other region of the ancient Mediterranean. The book discusses such things as family composition and household size, and the differences between urban and rural families, exploring what can be ascribed to cultural patterns, economic considerations and/or individual preferences by setting the family in Roman Egypt into context with other pre-modern societies where families adopted such strategies to deal with similar exigencies of their daily lives.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008: Vols. I and II
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008: Vols. I and II

Author: Jeffrey T. Bergner

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-08

Total Pages: 1117

ISBN-13: 1437905226

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Report submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, by the U.S. Dept. of State. These country reports on human rights cover the human rights practices of all nations that are members of the United Nations and a few that are not. They are printed to assist members of Congress in the consideration of legislation, particularly foreign assistance legislation