IMC 2023: Sessions
Session 1540: iForal Project, I: Historical Perspectives on Portuguese Municipal Charters, 12th to 15th Centuries
Thursday 6 July 2023, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | iForal Project 'Portuguese Municipal Charters in the Middle Ages: An Historical & Linguistic Approach in the Digital Era' |
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| Organiser: | Filipa Roldão, Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa / Fundação para a Ciência & Tecnologia, Lisboa |
| Moderator/Chair: | Maria João Branco, Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Paper 1540-a | What Stays on from Islamic Law in Portuguese Municipal Charters (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Law, Local History |
| Paper 1540-b | Regulation for the Others: Municipal Laws for Moorish and Frankish Communities in Portugal in the 12th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Historiography - Medieval, Law |
| Paper 1540-c | The Municipal Charter in the Royal Enquiries of the 13th Century: Some Problems (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Historiography - Medieval, Law |
| Abstract | This session intends to present the first results of the ongoing project iForal. Portuguese municipal charters in the Middle Ages: an historical and linguistic approach in the digital era (Centre for History of the University of Lisbon). Municipal charters were granted by kings to towns in order to rule the rights and the duties of the inhabitants. They are networked texts by nature, as their normative content were transmitted from one town to another, creating a complex textual tradition. Participants in this session will explore some political and social impacts of these charters on the governance of the Portuguese kingdom. |