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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I know even less, but I did think that the English system was based on precedent rather than reason. The French in particular might be offended by the suggestion that theirs is less so than any other. But perhaps one could argue that a legal system depending on precedent is more sensible than one depending on "reason". Bernadette Filotas > I can't claim any detailed knowledge on this subject, but I would be > surprised if this carried much weight in England or Scotland, which have > both generally had their own legal systems distinct from those in mainland > Europe. England's legal system in particular is based on moderation and > reason, and is not derived from Roman Law in the way many legal systems in > mainland Europe are. My impression is that treason was generally treated > more seriously than heresy here. > > Gordon > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Gordon Arthur | Orthodoxy is my doxy; heterodoxy is > [log in to unmask] | another man's doxy. (Bishop Warburton) > ------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.ecumenist.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/175 - Release Date: 11/18/2005 > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html