Giles of Rome's On Ecclesiastical Power
A Medieval Theory of World Government
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2004
Summary
Giles of Rome was the archbishop of Bourges and a loyal champion of Pope Boniface VIII during the Franco-papal crisis of 1296–1303. On Ecclesiastical Power was written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France and represents the earliest fully articulated and philosophically developed defense of the “hierocratic” ideology of the medieval papacy. Giles’s theory that all government must be legitimized by the pope was based on scriptural, philosophical…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780231128032 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0231128037 |
| Author: | R.W. Dyson |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 688g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 350mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Records of Western Civilization Series |
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“It is to be hoped that this excellent version of Giles of Rome’s key work is soon to be joined by a similar critical edition.” – Chris Jones, Comitatus
It is to be hoped that this excellent version of Giles of Rome’s key work is soon to be joined by a similar critical edition. – Chris Jones Comitatus A welcome addition to the corpus of medieval political thought in Latin and in translation. – Kenneeth Pennington Speculum
About The Author
R.W. Dyson
The editor and translator of nine medieval texts, R. W. Dyson is a lecturer in politics at the University of Durham in the UK. He is also director of the Centre for the History of Political Thought.
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