Papal jurisprudence, 385-1234 : social origins and Medieval reception of Canon Law

361 Pages·2021·3.695 MB·English

by  D. L. D'Avray

Papal Jurisprudence, 385–1234
Why did bishops turn to the papacy for advice in late Antiquity? And
what does the reception of these decretals reveal about the legal
andreligiouscultureofthemid-thirteenthcentury?Thisinterpretative
volumeseekstoexplainthefirstdecretalageoflateantiquity,placing
theincreaseddemandforpapaljurisprudence–longbeforeitexerted
its influence through religious fear – within its social broad context.
D. L. d’Avray then traces the reception of this jurisprudence through
tothemid-thirteenthcentury,andthepost-Gratiandecretalage.Along
the way he explores the role of Charlemagne and ‘Pseudo-Isidore’,
which included many genuine early decretals alongside forged ones.
Similarities between the Latin world c. 400 and c. 1200 thus help
explainparallelsbetweenthetwodecretalages.Thisbookalsoanalyses
decretalsfrombothagesinchaptersonpaganmarriages,clericsinminor
orders, and episcopal elections. For both ages the relation between
canon law and other religious genres is elucidated, demonstrating
manyfascinatingparallelsandconnections.
D. L. d’Avray is Professor Emeritus of History at University College
London. He has published widely on medieval preaching, death and
kingship,marriage,rationalities,andthepapacy.Hispreviouspublica-
tionsincludethecompanionvolumeoftexts,PapalJurisprudencec.400:
SourcesoftheCanonLawTradition(CambridgeUniversityPress,2019);
Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage, 860–1600 (Cambridge University
Press, 2015); and Dissolving Royal Marriages: A Documentary History,
860–1600(CambridgeUniversityPress,2014).HehasbeenFellowof
the British Academy since 2005 and Corresponding Fellow of the
MedievalAcademyofAmericasince2016.
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Papal Jurisprudence, 385 1234
Social Origins and Medieval Reception of
Canon Law
D. L. d’Avray
UniversityCollegeLondon
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Papal Jurisprudence, 385–1234
Why did bishops turn to the papacy for advice in late Antiquity? And
what does the reception of these decretals reveal about the legal
andreligiouscultureofthemid-thirteenthcentury?Thisinterpretative
volumeseekstoexplainthefirstdecretalageoflateantiquity,placing
theincreaseddemandforpapaljurisprudence–longbeforeitexerted
its influence through religious fear – within its social broad context.
D. L. d’Avray then traces the reception of this jurisprudence through
tothemid-thirteenthcentury,andthepost-Gratiandecretalage.Along
the way he explores the role of Charlemagne and ‘Pseudo-Isidore’,
which included many genuine early decretals alongside forged ones.
Similarities between the Latin world c. 400 and c. 1200 thus help
explainparallelsbetweenthetwodecretalages.Thisbookalsoanalyses
decretalsfrombothagesinchaptersonpaganmarriages,clericsinminor
orders, and episcopal elections. For both ages the relation between
canon law and other religious genres is elucidated, demonstrating
manyfascinatingparallelsandconnections.
D. L. d’Avray is Professor Emeritus of History at University College
London. He has published widely on medieval preaching, death and
kingship,marriage,rationalities,andthepapacy.Hispreviouspublica-
tionsincludethecompanionvolumeoftexts,PapalJurisprudencec.400:
SourcesoftheCanonLawTradition(CambridgeUniversityPress,2019);
Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage, 860–1600 (Cambridge University
Press, 2015); and Dissolving Royal Marriages: A Documentary History,
860–1600(CambridgeUniversityPress,2014).HehasbeenFellowof
the British Academy since 2005 and Corresponding Fellow of the
MedievalAcademyofAmericasince2016.
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Papal Jurisprudence, 385 1234
Social Origins and Medieval Reception of
Canon Law
D. L. d’Avray
UniversityCollegeLondon
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UniversityPrintingHouse,CambridgeCB28BS,UnitedKingdom
OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,NY10006,USA
477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,VIC3207,Australia
314–321,3rdFloor,Plot3,SplendorForum,JasolaDistrictCentre,
NewDelhi–110025,India
103PenangRoad,#05–06/07,VisioncrestCommercial,Singapore238467
CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge.
ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof
education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence.
www.cambridge.org
Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781108473002
DOI:10.1017/9781108595292
©D.L.d’Avray2022
Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception
andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,
noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten
permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.
Firstpublished2022
AcataloguerecordforthispublicationisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary.
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Names:D’Avray,D.L.,author.
Title:Papaljurisprudence,385–1234:socialoriginsandMedievalreceptionof
CanonLaw/D.L.d’Avray,UniversityCollegeLondon.
Description:Cambridge,UnitedKingdom;NewYork,NY:Cambridge
UniversityPress,2021.|Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Identifiers:LCCN2021049608(print)|LCCN2021049609(ebook)|
ISBN9781108473002(hardback)|ISBN9781108595292(ebook)
Subjects:LCSH:Canonlaw–History–MiddleAges,600–1500.|
Canonlaw–Reception.
Classification: LCC KBR190.D38 A373 2021 (print) | LCC KBR190.D38
(ebook)|DDC262.9/2–dc23/eng/20211223
LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021049608
LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2021049609
ISBN978-1-108-47300-2Hardback
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