Making of Gratian''s Decretum

List of contents

List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations and Conspectus siglorum; 1. Gratian and the Decretum; 2. Heresy and excommunication: Causa 24; 3. Obedience or contempt: Causa 11, Questio 3; 4. The two recensions of the Decretum; 5. Gratian and Roman law; 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; Index of papal letters; General index.

Summary

Gratian's Decretum was a key text in the legal and intellectual developments of the twelfth century, and long remained a fundamental work. Professor Winroth has now discovered the shorter, original version of the Decretum, which invites a reconsideration of the resurgence of law in the twelfth century.

Product details

• Authors: Winroth Anders, Anders Winroth, Anders (Yale University Winroth
• Assisted by: Rosamond Mckitterick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2000
• EAN: 9780521632645
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63264-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Mathemati
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries