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The Case of Denmark-Norway. Carlsberg Foundation Monograph Fellowshi

Project: Research

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Description

The monograph deals with the relationship between law and religion through the historic prism of the Reformation in Denmark-Norway. The Reformation had a huge impact of the legal system, including the regulation of marriage, poor relief and crimes such as sexual offences, witchcraft and blasphemy which were transferred from the catholic Church to the state. This development will be analysed in the monograph through the following research question: How did the centralised government in Denmark-Norway regulate the areas which were transferred from church to state after the Reformation?

Layman's description

Projektet er en retshistorisk undersøgelse af forholdet mellem ret og religion med udgangspunkt i Reformationen i Danmark-Norge. Undersøgelsen omfatter retten i det daværende dobbeltmonarki og undersøger retten i periden 1536-1687. Projektet er støttet af Carlsbergfondets Monografi-stipendium.
AcronymLaw and Reformation
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date01/03/202228/02/2023

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