@inbook{709040c580a64b41af66263773db8bbc,
title = "Introduction",
abstract = "The outset is an examination of the correlation between inheritance law, family and kin. The implications of inheritance law and the continued importance of inheritance and gifts are discussed and substantiated by research by Thomas Piketty. Inheritance law as a space of action is considered in regard to status of persons and opportunities for action, wills and gift-giving as inheritance practices and disputes, and processes of inheritance legislation.",
keywords = "Inheritance law, Inheritance practices, Inheritance policies",
author = "Marianne Holdgaard and Au{\dh}ur Magn{\'u}sd{\'o}ttir and Bodil Selmer",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1163/9789004435582_002",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-90-04-42735-8",
series = "Legal History Library",
publisher = "Brill",
pages = "1--20",
booktitle = "Nordic Inheritance Law through the Ages",
}