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Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 18:44:59 +0100 (BST)
From: Erin Copenbarger <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: canon law and concubinage
I am currently working on marriage in early medieval Ireland. In the
Irish canon law collection of the 8c known as the Hibernensis, the canon
lawyers have used the Old Testament to justify concubinage and polygyny
which were apparently common practices amongst the Irish aristocracy.
More generally, the Irish canon lawyers found justification for many
other Irish practices, such as marriage within the bounds of
consanguinity, in the Old Testament. Was this a common device in other
countries in general and specifically with regard to marriage? (This is
really directed at you Professor Brundage)
Erin Copenbarger
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