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Tradition and Authority in the Western Church, 300-1140
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Tradition and Authority in the Western Church, 300-1140
Contributors:
By (Author) Karl F. Morrison
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of religion
Dewey:
270
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
478
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
822g
Description
Beginning with the conversion of Constantine in 312 and the establishment of the Christian Empire, the book continues through the Middle Ages up to the publication of Gratian's Decretum, the great, systematic book of Church law which transformed the idea of tradition into legal concepts. Throughout this period the hierarchy was called upon to deal
