Council and Hierarchy - The Political Thought of William Durant the Younger

Klappentext A systematic interpretation of Durant's remarkable project to transfer supreme legislative authority from the papacy to general councils. Zusammenfassung This is the first systematic interpretation of William Durant's remarkable project to transfer supreme legislative authority from the papacy to general councils. It suggests that the conciliar theory has a more ambivalent complexion than is sometimes recognized. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; List of manuscript sigla; Introduction; Part I. The Formation of Interest: 1. The bishops of Mende; 2. The state of the church; 3. The twilight of autonomy; Part II. The Assertion of Justice: 4. The theory of reform; 5. 'Magnus ordo differentie'; 6. 'Res publica'; 7. The perversion of order; Part III. The Incidence of Power: 8. The sublimation of reform; 9. The advent of the prince; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Concordance; Index; Figures.

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• Authors: Constantin Fasolt, Constantin (University of Chicago) Fasolt
• Assisted by: Christine Carpenter (Editor), Rosamond McKitterick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521894081
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89408-1
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education