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The Anthropology of Law
Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom, and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories, and claims, are placed at the centre of this introduction to the study of law and anthropology. It brings empirical scholarship within the scope of legal philosophy, while suggesting new avenues of inquiry for the anthropologist.
| Author(s) | By Fernanda Pirie (Lecturer in Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 282 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 31 Oct 2013 |
| Availability | Available |
Questions about the nature of law, its relationship with custom, and the distinctive form of legal rules, categories, and claims, are placed at the centre of this introduction to the study of law and anthropology. It brings empirical scholarship within the scope of legal philosophy, while suggesting new avenues of inquiry for the anthropologist.
1. Introduction ; 2. Order, Disputes, and Legal Pluralism ; 3. Legal Thought: Meaning and Form ; 4. Law as an Intellectual Tradition ; 5. Idealism, Tradition, and Authority ; 6. Legalism ; 7. Morality and Community ; 8. Law and the State ; 9. Conclusion ;
Fernanda Pirie is a University Lecturer in socio-legal studies at the University of Oxford, and Director of the University's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. An anthropologist by training, following a career at the London Bar, she has carried out fieldwork
