Preface Peter Clarke: The Medieval Clergy and Violence: An Historiographical Introduction Kirsi Salonen: The Apostolic Penitentiary and Violence in the Roman Curia Torstein Jørgensen: "Killings, Unfortunately, Take Place More Often Here than Anywhere Else:" Civil and Clerical Homicide in Late Medieval Norway Etleva Lala: Violence and the Clergy in Late Medieval Albania: with and without the Penitentiary Gerhard Jaritz: The Bread-Knife Gordan Ravancic: Sacred Space, Violence and Public Law in the Cloisters of the Franciscan and Dominican Houses of Dubrovnik Nella Lonza: The Priest Barbius and His Crime before the State and Church Authorities of Medieval Dubrovnik List of Contributors Index