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Reading between the lines: Old Germanic and early Christian views on abortion
Elsakkers, M.J.
Publication date
2010
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Elsakkers, M. J. (2010). Reading between the lines: Old Germanic and early Christian views
on abortion.
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1 Terms for poisoners, magicians and ‘poison’ - ‘magic’ in Roman and Romano-Germanic divorce law
334
Table 1.2 Comparison of LV 6.3.1 and LBai 8.18 343
Table 1.3a Terms for ‘fetus’ and ‘commit abortion’ in Old Germanic law 354
Table 1.3b Fetal development 355
Table 1.4a Wergeld in the various Old Germanic laws 356
Table 1.4b Punishment for poisoning, supplying and using abortifacients 360
Table 1.4c Punishment for violent abortion 361
Table 1.5a Methods of poisoning, abortifacients and the terms used 364
Table 1.5b Methods of violent abortion 365
Table 3.1a P. Remense & Excarpsus Cummeani 401
Table 3.1b P. Sangallense & P. Capitula Iudiciorum 402
Table 3.2a P. Mixtum & P. Ps. Theodori, 412
Table 3.2b Halitgar, P. Ps. Romanum, P. Ps. Gregorii 416
Table 3.3a - 3.3c Regino of Prüm & Burchard of Worms 420
Table 3.4a - 3.4b Ivo of Chartres 437
Table 3.5 Fetal development 447
Table 4.1 Soranus, Priscianus, Caelius Aurelianus and Muscio on abortion and abortifacients
489 Table 4.2 Soranus, Caelius Aurelianus and Priscianus on the dangers of contraceptives
and abortifacients, especially suppositories and pessaries