Sacraments of the Law and the Law of the Sacraments

"In this book, "sacramentality" is proposed as a category that encompasses the performative power of religious and legal rituals. Law uses sacramental action to change reality through performative acts, while religion uses law to organise religious ritual. Thus, law and religion intertwine to produce legal, spiritual, and other social effects"--

List of contents

1. Sacraments in Law and Religion; 2. The Ritual Frame of Sacraments; 3. Sacramental Change in Status; 4. Sacraments as Speech Acts; 5. Conclusion.

About the author

Judith Hahn is Professor of Canon Law in the Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Bonn. A theologian and canonist, she is the author of Church Law in Modernity and Foundations of a Sociology of Canon Law.

Summary

In this book, 'sacramentality' is proposed as a category that encompasses the performative power of religious and legal rituals. Law uses sacramental action to change reality through performative acts, while religion uses law to organise religious ritual. Thus, law and religion intertwine to produce legal, spiritual, and other social effects.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Hahn, Judith (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Univer Hahn, Judith (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn) Hahn, Judith (Ruhr-Universitat Hahn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2023
• EAN: 9781009330169
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0933016-9
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Legal History, Christian sacraments