02497cam a22003853u 4500 22910 UtSlPG 20260610133527.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 K Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir, 1822-1888 Ancient law Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Everyman's library, no. 734 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Law Release date is 2007-10-07 Produced by Thierry Alberto, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of Early Society" by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine is an influential work of legal scholarship, first published in the early 19th century. This treatise explores the historical roots of legal systems, emphasizing the evolution of law from primitive societies to more complex modern frameworks. Maine argues that legal conceptions are products of historical development, reflecting the social structures and dynamics of early human communities. The opening of "Ancient Law" introduces the foundational ideas that Maine will elaborate throughout the text. He critiques earlier jurisprudential theories that have approached the study of law from unhistorical perspectives, proposing instead that early legal systems were characterized by communal rather than individualistic foundations. Maine posits that the group, particularly the patriarchal family, served as the foundational unit of early society, which significantly shaped the evolution of legal concepts such as property, contracts, and succession. He sets the stage for examining how these early laws began to transform into more sophisticated systems that align with the needs of increasingly complex societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Law -- History Prehistoric peoples Comparative law Law, Ancient Customary law Everyman's library, no. 734 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22910 64006 64006