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Performative origins of the legal term sponde̅́. On the question of the ritualization of law
Novosibirsk Institute of Law Branch of Tomsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
ritual, libation, stipulation, sponsion, performative formulae, contract, sponde̅́
Abstract
The paper considers the origin of the legal term sponde̅́, which has a performative nature. An attempt is made to describe the connection between the legal term in the Latin tradition and the Greek ritual of «libation»
Bibliographic reference
Kupchenko Ulia Aleksandrovna. Performative origins of the legal term sponde̅́. On the question of the ritualization of law // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2014. № 1. Pp. 243–246.