1st Edition
Burgesses and Burgess Law in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099–1325)
By Marwan Nader
Copyright 2006
238 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
This is the first book devoted to the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325). It offers a comprehensive assessment of the contributions made by the non-feudal class to the development of legal and commercial institutions in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Dispensing with the commonly held view that burgesses had only marginal influence, evidence is... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Burgess Origins and the First Crusade; Chapter 2 Burgess Law-Making and Legal Institutions; Chapter 3 Borgesies; Chapter 4 Courts of Burgess Jurisdiction; Chapter 5 Church Courts; conclusion Conclusion;
Biography
Marwan Nader is an Independent Scholar.
’This is an important book... Nader demonstrates an impressive command of both primary and secondary materials.’ Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies ’... this work enhances our understanding of the institutional and social history of the Latin East, and contains important material on the reasons why those from non-noble backgrounds participated in the crusading movement and in the Latin settlement of the eastern Mediterranean in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.’ Ecclesiastical History ’Nader's discussion of burgess jurisdiction is rich with examples and well grounded in the written evidence. As such, it will be very valuable for students and teachers.’ Speculum
