Papacy and Law in the Gregorian Revolution The Canonistic Work of Anselm of Lucca

Name: Papacy and Law in the Gregorian Revolution The Canonistic Work of Anselm of Lucca
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ISBN: 9780198207245

ISBN-10: 0198207247

ISBN-13: 9780198207245

Edition: 1998

Authors: Kathleen G. Cushing

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This work explores the role of canon law in the ecclesiastical reform movement of the eleventh century, commonly known as the Gregorian Refom movement. Focusing on the Collectio canonum of Bishop Anselm of Lucca - hitherto largely unexplored in English - it is concerned with the symbiotic relationship between canon law and reform, and seeks to explore the ways in which Anselm's writing can be seen in the context of the reformer's need to devise and articulate strategies for the renovation of the Church and Christian society. Its principal contention is that Anselm's collection cannot be seen merely as a catalogue of canon law, but also functioned to articulate, define, and propagate…

Book details

Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/5/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946



Preface


Abbreviations


Tables



Papacy and Law on the Eve of the Gregorian Revolution



A Canonist in the Age of Reform



Anselm of Lucca: A Sainted Gregorian Bishop



Anselm and his Canonical Sources



Roman Primacy and the Legal Vindication of Reform



Anselm and Coercion: A Legal Form of Persuasion


Conclusion: A Canonist of Reform


Appendices


Bibliography


Index