Overview

Originally published posthumously in 1954, this book presents a study of the unwritten law of the Albanian mountain tribes by the renowned Scottish anthropologist, classical scholar and ethnographer Margaret Hasluck (1885–1948). In recording the legal aspects of tribal life, Hasluck also provides detailed information on the everyday existence of the tribes. Four chapters are given to the vendetta system, describing minutely the obligations of vengeance, the manner of conducting a feud, the degrees of expiation and the ways of ending. Other chapters give information about the daily life of the household; the laws governing the division of property; the administrative hierarchy; oaths, verdicts and penalties; theft and murder. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the writings of Hasluck, anthropology and the Albanian mountain tribes.

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Author:   Margaret Hasluck ,  J. H. Hutton
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781107586932

ISBN 10:   1107586933
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   03 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface J. E. Alderson; Introduction J. H. Hutton; 1. The geographical framework; 2. The unwritten law in outline; 3. The Albanian house; 4. The Albanian household; 5. The master of the house; 6. The separation of brothers; 7. The law of the dog; 8. Roads; 9. Boundaries; 10. Pasturage; 11. Bajraktars; 12. Elders; 13. The administration of justice; 14. General assemblies; 15. Assemblies and their work; 16. The oath. I. Oath-taker and compurgators; 17. The oath. II. The oath-taking; 18. The oath. III. Verdict and penalties; 19. Witness (Kepucar); 20. Theft as a crime; 21. Murder within the family; 22. Blood feud. I. Family vengeance and collective vengeance; 23. Blood feud. II. Course of the feud; 24. Blood feud. III. Expiator and expiation; 25. Blood feud. IV. Peace-making; Appendix. Laws passed at general assemblies, translated from the original Albanian; Index.

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