Papal Jurisprudence c. 400 Sources of the Canon Law Tradition
Langue : Anglais
Accessible translations, with editions of papal documents from Late Antiquity, addressing key themes such as marriage, celibacy, ritual and heresy.
In the late fourth century, in the absence of formal church councils, bishops from all over the Western Empire wrote to the Pope asking for advice on issues including celibacy, marriage law, penance and heresy, with papal responses to these questions often being incorportated into private collections of canon law. Most papal documents were therefore responses to questions from bishops, and not initiated from Rome. Bringing together these key texts, this volume of accessible translations and critical transcriptions of papal letters is arranged thematically to offer a new understanding of attitudes towards these fundamental issues within canon law. Papal Jurisprudence, c.400 reveals what bishops were asking, and why the replies mattered. It is offered as a companion to the forthcoming volume Papal Jurisprudence: Social Origins and Medieval Reception of Canon Law, 385?1234.
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Manuscript sigla; 1. Introduction; 2. State of research: Caspar and after; 3. Texts and manuscripts; 4. Rituals and liturgy; 5. Status hierarchy; 6. Hierarchy of authority; 7. Celibacy; 8. 'Bigamy'; 9. Marriage; 10. Monks and the secular clergy; 11. Heretics: Novatians, Bonosians, and Photinians; 12. Heretics: in the shadow of St Augustine; 13. Penance; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
Date de parution : 12-2019
Ouvrage de 310 p.
15.7x23.5 cm
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