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Popes and antipopes : the politics of eleventh century church reform / by Mary Stroll.
LIBRA BX1187 .S85 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stroll, Mary.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 159.
- Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 159
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--11th century.
- Church history.
- Popes.
- Antipopes.
- Papacy--History.
- Papacy.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 266 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Summary:
- Guiding readers through the byzantine politics of the 11th- and 12th-century papacy, Stroll lays out in detail the political to and fro of all of the popes of the period, with attention to the roles played in their careers by the secular rulers. The Investiture Controversy, the reforms of Gregory, the kidnapping of Henry IV, and the papal schism are all described, in a series of chronological chapters devoted to the careers of each pope, including the anti-popes. The result is a nuanced view of the decidedly non-linear give and take of the never-ending struggle between the powers of the church and the state. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004217010
- 9004217010
- OCLC:
- 755213480
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