Pope Innocent II (1130-43): The World vs the City (Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472421094 ISBN 13: 9781472421098

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

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 cliché 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.

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About the Author

John Doran was Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at University of Chester, UK.

Damian J. Smith is Associate Professor of Medieval History at Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472421094
• ISBN 13: 9781472421098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Doran John, Smith Damian J.