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A companion to the medieval papacy : growth of an ideology and institution / edited by Keith Sisson, Atria A. Larson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 70.
- Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, 1871-6377 ; Volume 70
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Papacy--History.
- Papacy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A Companion to the Medieval Papacy brings together an international group of experts on various aspects of the medieval papacy. Each chapter provides an up-to-date introduction to and scholarly interpretation of topics of crucial importance to the development of the papacy’s thinking about its place in the medieval world and of its institutional structures. Topics covered include: the Papal States; the Gregorian Reform; papal artistic self-representation; hierocratic theory; canon law; decretals; councils; legates and judges delegate; the apostolic camera, chancery, penitentiary, and Rota; relations with Constantinople; crusades; missions. The volume includes an introductory chapter by Thomas F.X. Noble on the historiographical challenges of writing medieval papal history. Contributors are: Sandro Carocci, Atria A. Larson, Andrew Louth, Jehangir Malegam, Andreas Meyer, Harald Müller, Thomas F.X. Noble, Francesca Pomarici, Rebecca Rist, Kirsi Salonen, Felicitas Schmieder, Keith Sisson, Danica Summerlin, and Stefan Weiß.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Keith Sisson and Atria A. Larson
- Introduction / Atria A. Larson
- Narratives of Papal History / Thomas F.X. Noble
- Pro-Papacy Polemic and the Purity of the Church: The Gregorian Reform / Jehangir Yezdi Malegam
- Popes as Princes? The Papal States (1000–1300) / Sandro Carocci
- Papal Imagery and Propaganda: Art, Architecture, and Liturgy / Francesca Pomarici
- Popes over Princes: Hierocratic Theory / Keith Sisson
- Popes and Canon Law / Atria A. Larson
- Papal Decretals / Atria A. Larson and Keith Sisson
- Papal Councils in the High Middle Ages / Danica Summerlin
- The Omnipresent Pope: Legates and Judges Delegate / Harald Müller
- The Curia: Camera / Stefan Weiß
- The Curia: The Apostolic Chancery / Andreas Meyer
- The Curia: The Apostolic Penitentiary / Kirsi Salonen
- The Curia: The Sacra Romana Rota / Kirsi Salonen
- Relations with Constantinople / Andrew Louth
- The Medieval Papacy, Crusading, and Heresy, 1095–1291 / Rebecca Rist
- Missionary Activity / Felicitas Schmieder
- Appendix: Chronology of Key Pontificates, Events, and Works / Keith Sisson and Atria A. Larson
- Select Bibliography / Keith Sisson and Atria A. Larson
- General Index (Names of People, Places, and Councils) / Keith Sisson and Atria A. Larson
- Index of Legal Citations, Papal Letters, and Important Texts / Keith Sisson and Atria A. Larson.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-31528-4
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004315280 DOI
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