Punishment in the Order of Preachers
Punishment in the Order of Preachers
Author(s): Marko JerkovićSubject(s): Philosophy of Religion, 13th to 14th Centuries, Biblical studies, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Keywords: Dominicans; Liber constitutionum; punishment; discipline; conscience; body; guilt; stability; authority; Humbert of Romans;
Summary/Abstract: The paper unfolds the forms and functions of punishment in the thirteenth century Order of Preachers. For that purpose, I use the codification of statutes entitled the Liber constitutionum (1241). This source indicates the consequences of the Dominican punitive system on the brethren’s consciences, body and communal spirit, on their understanding of sin and guilt, and on cohesion, identity and stability. Additionally, the paper is concerned with the Humbert of Romans’ commentaries on the Dominican law. Ultimately, the paper aims to comprehend better which kinds of punishment were seen as normatively admissible by the community oriented towards the vita perfectionis.
Journal: Specimina Nova Pars Prima Sectio Medaevalis
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 11-44
- Page Count: 34
- Language: English
