Medieval Canon Law, 2nd Edition, 9780367742416
Hardcover
Unlock the secrets of the medieval church through its powerful canon law.

Medieval Canon Law, 2nd Edition

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  • Hardcover

    212 pages

  • Release Date

    5 August 2022

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Summary

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding “canon law”. This book examines its development from its beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages, updating its findings in light of recent scholarly trends.

This second edition has been fully revised and updated by Melodie H. Eichbauer to include additional material on the early Middle Ages; the significance of the discovery of earlier version…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780367742416
ISBN-10:0367742411
Author:James A. Brundage, Melodie H. Eichbauer
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:212
Edition:2nd
Release Date:5 August 2022
Weight:720g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
Series:The Medieval World
About The Author

James A. Brundage

Melodie H. Eichbauer is Professor of Medieval History at Florida Gulf Coast University, USA. She is the editor of A Cultural History of Genocide, Vol. 2: The Middle Ages (2021) and co-editor of The Use of Canon Law in Ecclesiastical Administration (2018). Her research focuses on the dissemination of legal knowledge; the interpretation of law; and the ways in which social, political, and intellectual developments and trends shaped both between ca.1000 and ca.1500.

James A. Brundage (1929–2021) was Professor Emeritus of History and, prior to his retirement, Ahmanson-Murphy chair of Medieval European History at the University of Kansas, USA. His publications included The Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession: Canonists, Civilians, and Courts (2008), Handbook of Medieval Sexuality (1996) edited with Vern L. Bullough, and Law, Sex, and Christian Society in Medieval Europe (1987).

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