Bibliograph

Papal jurisprudence, 385-1234, social origins and Medieval reception of Canon Law, D. L. d'Avray, University College London

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Papal jurisprudence, 385-1234, social origins and Medieval reception of Canon Law, D. L. d'Avray, University College London

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Papal jurisprudence, 385-1234

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1290722784

Responsibility statement

D. L. d'Avray, University College London

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

social origins and Medieval reception of Canon Law

Summary

Why did bishops turn to the papacy for advice in late Antiquity? And what does the reception of these decretals reveal about the legal and religious culture of the mid-thirteenth century? This interpretative volume seeks to explain the first decretal age of late antiquity, placing the increased demand for papal jurisprudence - long before it exerted its influence through religious fear - within its social broad context. D. L. d'Avray then traces the reception of this jurisprudence through to the mid-thirteenth century, and the post-Gratian decretal age. Along the way he explores the role of Charlemagne and 'Pseudo-Isidore', which included many genuine early decretals alongside forged ones. Similarities between the Latin world c. 400 and c. 1200 thus help explain parallels between the two decretal ages. This book also analyses decretals from both ages in chapters on pagan marriages, clerics in minor orders, and episcopal elections. For both ages the relation between canon law and other religious genres is elucidated, demonstrating many fascinating parallels and connections.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Transformations and long-term explanations -- The Christian Roman empire, c. 400 -- Circa 400 : practical complexities and uncertainties -- Circa 400 : uncertainty about grace -- Papal rulings and ritual -- Hierarchies -- Clerical status and monks -- Returning heretics -- Pelagianism and the papacy -- Leo I -- Post-imperial syntheses -- Early papal laws in the barbarian west -- Carolingian culture and its legacy -- 1050-1150 -- Theology and law -- C. 400 and c. 1200 : complexity, conversion and bigamia -- Clerics in minor orders -- Choosing bishops -- Overall conclusions

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