IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1032: Law, Regulations, and Society in Central and Eastern Europe, I: Communities
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London / Romanian Academy of Sciences |
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Organiser: | Christopher Nicholson, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London |
Moderator/Chair: | Christopher Nicholson, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London |
Paper 1032-a | '… It All Begins with Succession from the Empire': Emperor Charles IV and Reform Preaching in Bohemia (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life, Sermons and Preaching, Theology |
Paper 1032-b | Between the Cross and the Sultan: The Jews in Moldavia in the 1470s (Language: English) Index terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Law |
Paper 1032-c | German Law and Medieval Towns in the Romanian Principalities: A Dilemma (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Urban, Law |
Abstract | The papers in this session will focus on the impact that laws and rules had on particular communities. The first paper will examine the links between Emperor Charles IV and the popular reform preachers working in Prague during the third quarter of the 14th century. The second paper will analyze how taxation aimed at Jews in Moldavia caused unrest. The final paper will examine the influence and limits of German law in Wallachian and Moldavian towns. |