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The papacy

Bernard Schimmelpfennig ; translated by James Sievert

Columbia University Press, c1992

  • : pbk

Other Title

Das Papsttum

Uniform Title

Papsttum

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Translation of: Das Papsttum

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-313) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780231075145

Description

-- Uta Renate Blumenthal, The Catholic University of America
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780231075152

Description

Bernhard Schimmelpfennig chronicles the institution of the papacy and its influence on the culture, politics, and economy throughout the decline of the Roman emparie, Byzantine rule, and the Middle Ages in his book, The Papacy. The full spectrum of the institutional Medieval Church is examined as Schimmelpfennig presents its evolution through liturgical, political, artistic, cultural, and economic developments, as well as social changes that occurred under the papacy's influence such as a revamping of marriage laws, housing construction, and food distribution. Chapters cover the Roman congregation of the apostolic and post-apostolic eras (110-113 CE) through the time of Constantine the Great (r. 310-337), onto the papacy at the peak of its power (1198-1303), and finally ending with the papacy of the Renaissance (1447-1534). A salient feature of the book is the new light shed on Rome as the physical setting of the Vatican and the marked influence it has had on the papacy. For example, the vast papal construction projects of the late fifteenth century demonstrate the papal power exerted over the Roman civic administration.

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  • NCID
    BA19305448
  • ISBN
    • 0231075146
    • 9780231075152
  • LCCN
    92003696
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 330 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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