Canons of the third lateran council of 1179, the: their origins and reception
Auteur :
Summerlin, Danica
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108813846
Date de publication :
3 juin 2021
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,1 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
471 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Despite the growing centralisation of medieval papal government, this study argues that twelfth-century papal councils - a critical mechanism for contemporary papal government - relied on input from local clerics to formulate the conciliar decrees and, later, ensure their dissemination, thereby limiting the influence of the papacy.