The Unwritten Law in Albania
The Unwritten Law in Albania
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GBPOriginally 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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December 2015Paperback
9781107586932
302 pages
203 × 127 × 17 mm
0.33kg
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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 (Këpucar)
- 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.
