A Dictionary of Popes, 2nd Edition
$50.14
- Paperback
372 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2010
Summary
This fascinating dictionary gives concise accounts of every officially recognized pope in history, from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, as well as all of their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes. Each pope and antipope’s entry covers his family and social background and pre-papal career as well as his activities in office. Also, an appendix provides a detailed discussion and analysis of the tradition that there has been a female pope. This new edition reflects the very latest …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199295814 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199295816 |
| Author: | J.N.D. Kelly, Michael Walsh |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 372 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Oxford Quick Reference |
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“well-researched, extremely well written, and a delightful exercise in its own right…an entertaining read for those of any religion or of none” –Church Times
Review from previous edition invaluable and much needed'Guardianwell-researched, extremely well written, and a delightful exercise in its own right…an entertaining read for those of any religion or of none’Church Timesvery much a book to read or browse in as well as one to consult'New York Timesought to be on the reference shelf of any civilized person of any faith or none…not merely a dictionary but an agreeable bedside read’Hampstead and Highgate Express
About The Author
J.N.D. Kelly
J. N. D. Kelly was a former principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy.
Michael Walsh has written extensively on the history of the Church.
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