Includes bibliographical references ( pages 261-295) and indexes.
Contents:
Historical survey -- Disputes, decretals, and the 1179 conciliar canons -- The 1179 canons and the schools -- The dissemination of the 1179 canons -- Use of the canons, ca. 1179-ca. 1191.
Summary:
"Ecclesiastical councils present a peculiar problem for historians of the medieval church, and especially for those trying to understand the nature of medieval papal authority. Despite an ancient pedigree, the pre-eminence of ecclesiastical councils began to fade over the course of the central middle ages"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; book 116
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