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Last published 2026
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Michael W. Heil

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Associate Professor

3 h-index 8 pubs 12 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Michael W. Heil researches legal history in early medieval Italy, focusing on the period between approximately 700 and 900 CE. His work examines the development of legal culture, the role of clerics in judicial processes, and the interplay between different legal traditions during the transition from Ostrogothic to Carolingian rule. Heil has investigated specific events like the Council of Mantua in 827 and the legal practices within Carolingian Lucca. His scholarship also considers the survivals and ruptures in legal systems during these transitional periods, exploring how earlier legal frameworks persisted or were altered. Heil's research contributes to understanding the complex legal and ecclesiastical landscape of early medieval Italy.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 12

Positions

  • Associate Professor publications 2020–2026
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institution web page

Selected Publications

  • Between Ostrogothic and Carolingian Italy: Survivals, Revivals, Ruptures (2026)
    Speculum DOI OpenAlex
  • Chapter Canons, books of canons, and ecclesiastical judgments in Carolingian Italy: the Council of Mantua, 827 (2022)
    Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation) OpenAlex
  • Canons, books of canons, and ecclesiastical judgments in Carolingian Italy: the Council of Mantua, 827 (2022)
    Reti medievali e-book DOI OpenAlex
  • Justice and legal practice in early medieval Italy, ca. 700–900 (2020)
    History Compass DOI OpenAlex

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