Open AccessSentio me grauatum de malo ablato compensation for the sin of ill-gotten gain in the wills of Kotor (Cattaro) citizens 1326-1337
Author(s) -
Valentina Živković
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
balcanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0801
pISSN - 0350-7653
DOI - 10.2298/balc1546061z
Subject(s) - testamentary trust , compensation (psychology) , law , political science , sociology , psychology , social psychology
The focus of the paper is on bequests pro male ablatis in the wills of Kotor citizens drawn up between 1326 and 1337 against the backdrop of their own time and the dynamic relationship between Christian ethics and mercantile and banking practices. The concept of bequests pro male ablatis has been analysed as part of the well-developed practice, strongly influenced by confessors, of making testamentary gifts pro remedio animae and preparing for a good death. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177003: Medieval heritage of the Balkans: institutions and culture