Law and theology in twelfth-century England : the works of Master Vacarius (c.1115/1120-c.1200) / by Jason Taliadoros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taliadorus, Jason.

Contributor:

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Disputatio ; 10.

Disputatio ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vacarius, 1115?-1200?.

Vacarius.

Theology--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Theology.

History.

Theology--Methodology.

Law, Medieval.

Religion and law--History--To 1500.

Religion and law.

Physical Description:

x, 321 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, [2006]

Summary:

This book explores the legal and theological thought of Master Vacarius (c.1115/20-c.1200), the renowned twelfth-century jurist. It focuses on this Italian master's four works, composed in the second half of the twelfth century, which deal with the resolution of conflict in law and theology. Vacarius is a paradox for scholars. They have found it difficult to reconcile his role as a legal teacher with his 'extra-legal' works on marriage, Christology and heretical theology. This study accounts for this paradox by exploring these three extra-legal treatises in light of Vacarius' legal textbook. The author argues that Vacarius applies the legal method of the ius commune (European common law) to theological and sacramental debates. In this way, Vacarius represents a trend in medieval intellectual history, particular to the twelfth-century renaissance, the hermeneutic of the 'lawyer-theologian'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-321).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9782503517827

250351782X

OCLC:

80332871