| Canon Law, Careers and Conquest: Episcopal Elections in Normandy and Greater Anjou, C.1140-C.1230 Contributor(s): Peltzer, Jörg (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107406234 ISBN-13: 9781107406230 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 262.122 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Serie |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of the politics of episcopal elections in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Normandy and Greater Anjou. This was a crucial period in the development of canon law and J rg Peltzer offers the first analysis to bring together legal theory and practice, local custom, and politics. He explores the development of electoral theories and examines each election in context, offering insights into the varying balance of royal, papal and regional baronial power and the various career paths leading to an episcopal see. He shows how different systems of patronage worked, to what extent they were vehicles of social mobility, and how aristocratic families were structured. By comparing electoral practices in Normandy and Greater Anjou before and after the Capetian conquest the book significantly enhances our understanding of the theory and practice of canon law, local politics in Normandy and Anjou, and the high politics at the Capetian and Angevin courts. |