Medieval canon law
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Medieval canon law
(The medieval world / general editor, David Bates)
Routledge, 2016
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"First issued in hardback 2016"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-242) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned -- and in turn influenced and controlled the lay world within its care -- without understanding the development, character and impact of `canon law', its own distinctive law code. However important, this can seem a daunting subject to non-specialists. They have long needed an attractive but authoritative introduction, avoiding arid technicalities and setting the subject in its widest context. James Brundage's marvellously fluent and accessible book is the perfect answer: it will be warmly welcomed by medievalists and students of ecclesiastical and legal history.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
1. Law in the Early Christian Church.
2. Canon Law in the Early Middle Ages.
3. Gratian and the Schools of Law in the Classical Period (1140-1375).
4. Canon Law and Private Life.
5. Canon Law and Public Life.
6. Canonical Courts and Procedure.
7. Canonical Jurisprudence.
8. Canon Law and Western Societies.
Select Bibliography.
Map.
Index.
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