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Pope Innocent II (1130-43): The World vs the City
Contributor(s): Doran, John (Editor), Smith, Damian J. (Editor)
ISBN: 1472421094     ISBN-13: 9781472421098
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $190.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Catholic
- History | Europe - Medieval
Dewey: 282.092
LCCN: 2015031552
Series: Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.70 lbs) 420 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Religious Orientation - Catholic
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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The pontificate of Innocent II (1130-1143) has long been recognized as a watershed in the history of the papacy, marking the transition from the age of reform to the so-called papal monarchy, when an earlier generation of idealistic reformers gave way to hard-headed pragmatists intent on securing worldly power for the Church. Whilst such a conception may be a clich its effect has been to concentrate scholarship more on the schism of 1130 and its effects than on Innocent II himself. This volume puts Innocent at the centre, bringing together the authorities in the field to give an overarching view of his pontificate, which was very important in terms of the internationalization of the papacy, the internal development of the Roman Curia, the integrity of the papal state and the governance of the local church, as well as vital to the development of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Empire.