The making of Gratian's Decretum / Anders Winroth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winroth, Anders, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 49.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gratian, active 12th century. Decretum.

Gratian.

Canon law--History.

Canon law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers perspectives on the legal and intellectual developments of the twelfth century. Gratian's collection of Church law, the Decretum, was a key text in these developments. Compiled in around 1140, it remained a fundamental work throughout and beyond the Middle Ages. Until now, the many mysteries surrounding the creation of the Decretum have remained unsolved, thereby hampering exploration of the jurisprudential renaissance of the twelfth century. Professor Winroth has now discovered the original version of the Decretum, which has long lain unnoticed among medieval manuscripts, in a version about half as long as the final text. It is also different from the final version in many respects - for example, with regard to the use of of Roman law sources - enabling a reconsideration of the resurgence of law in the twelfth century.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; TABLES; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter 1 GRATIAN AND THE DECRETUM; Chapte 2 HERESY AND EXCOMMUNICATION: CAUSA 24; Chapter 3 OBEDIENCE OR CONTEMPT: CAUSA 11, QUESTIO 3; Chapter 4 THE TWO RECENSIONS OF THE DECRETUM; Chapter 5 GRATIAN AND ROMAN LAW; Chapter 6 THE MEN BEHIND THE DECRETUM; Conclusion MEDIEVAL LAW AND THE DECRETUM; Appendix THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST RECENSION OF GRATIAN S DECRETUM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF CITED PASSAGES IN GRATIAN S DECRETUM; GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-239) and index.

ISBN:

0-521-04465-0

0-511-32472-3

0-511-05115-8

0-511-11711-6

0-511-49663-X

1-280-15352-0

0-511-15075-X

OCLC:

437063500