Kane, Bronach C. --- "Ecclesiastical court records for social and cultural history" [2019] ELECD 2570; in Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline (eds), "Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 37

Book Title: Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion

Editor(s): Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 2

Section Title: Ecclesiastical court records for social and cultural history

Author(s): Kane, Bronach C.

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

This chapter explores historical approaches to church court records and traces the emergence of increasingly subtle methods to analyse these archives in the fields of cultural and social history. Examining the primary theories adopted, the chapter also suggests their potential applications from the perspective of scholars of law and religion.