A short history of the Papacy in the Middle Ages / Walter Ullmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ullmann, Walter, 1910-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Papacy--History.

Papacy.

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>This classic text outlines the development of the Papacy as an institution in the Middle Ages. With profound knowledge, insight and sophistication, Walter Ullmann traces the course of papal history from the late Roman Empire to its eventual decline in the Renaissance.</P><P>The focus of this survey is on the institution and the idea of papacy rather than individual figures, recognizing the shaping power of the popes' roles that made them outstanding personalities. The transpersonal idea, Ullmann argues, sprang from Christianity itself and led to the Papacy as an institution <EM>sui generis<

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Contents; Preface to the reprint; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Papacy in the late Roman Empire; 2 The Papal Conflict with the Imperial Government; 3 The Papacy and the Conversion of England; 4 The Western Orientation of the Papacy; 5 The Papacy and Latin Europe; 6 The German Monarchy and the Papacy; 7 The Gregorian Age; 8 Tensions and Conflicts; 9 The Zenith of the Medieval Papacy; 10 Central Government and the Papal Curia; 11 Gradual Decline of Papal Authority; 12 Avignon, Rome and Constance; 13 The Last Phase of the Medieval Papacy; Abbreviations

Bibliographical NotesAppendix; List of Medieval Popes; Index

Notes:

"First published 1972 by Methuen & Co. Ltd. First issued in hardback 2015"--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-366) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-41534-6

1-138-13614-X

1-134-41535-4

1-280-05355-0

0-203-34952-0

9780203349526

OCLC:

437081807