Breaking the norm? Family custom and practice among the ruling class of the kingdom of Pamplona (11th and 12th centuries)
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Family studies of the kingdom of Pamplona have traditionally been approached from a legal standpoint, by considering the Fuero General the main source of study. In so doing, family practice has been reduced to the obedience of several norms. The aim of this paper is to assess the logics of production of legal sources and cartularies in order to explore family custom and practice between the 11th and 12th centuries. In the kingdom of Pamplona, family custom and practice differed in some aspects from the custom that was coded in the Fuero General. The cartularies’ systematic analysis shows as well that the ruling class developed patrimonial strategies through the practice of family custom.
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