Lisi Oliver Knihy

Exploring early Germanic views on the body, this study utilizes linguistic anthropology to examine the intersections of medicine, anatomy, and law. It highlights how these cultures understood bodily medical value, physiological roles, psychological significance, and social implications. Lisi Oliver's work offers fresh insights into the complex ways in which the body was perceived and valued in early Germanic societies.

King Alfred's domboc ('book of laws'), the most ambitious legal text of the Anglo-Saxon period, combines translated biblical laws with Alfred's own ordinances and those of the early West-Saxon King Ine. This edition and commentary - the first in over a century - will interest all students of English history and law.