Présentation de l'éditeur

Canon law touched nearly every aspect of medieval society, including many issues we now think of as purely secular. It regulated marriages, oaths, usury, sorcery, heresy, university life, penance, just war, court procedure, and Christian relations with religious minorities. Canon law also regulated the clergy and the Church, one of the most important institutions in the Middle Ages. This Cambridge History offers a comprehensive survey of canon law, both chronologically and thematically. Written by an international team of scholars, it explores, in non-technical language, how it operated in the daily life of people and in the great political events of the time. The volume demonstrates that medieval canon law holds a unique position in the legal history of Europe. Indeed, the influence of medieval canon law, which was at the forefront of introducing and defining concepts such as 'equity,' 'rationality,' 'office,' and 'positive law,' has been enormous, long-lasting, and remarkably diverse.

Contributors : John C. Wei, Anders Winroth, Caroline Humfress, Abigail Firey, Greta Austin, Christof Rolker, Wolfgang P. Mueller, Martin Bertram, Andreas Meyer, Péter Erdő, Norman Tanner, Gisela Drossbach, Gero Dolezalek, Anthony Perron, Susan L'Engle, Charles de Miramon, Elizabeth Makowski, M. Izbicki, Rob Meens, Thomas Wetzstein, Sara McDougall, Franck Roumy, Lotte Kéry, Edward Peters, Frederick Russell, Ryan Greenwood, Peter G. Clarke, Peter Landau, Thomas Izbicki

Sommaire

Medieval Canon Law: Introduction
        By John C. Wei, Anders Winroth

Part I - The History of Medieval Canon Law

1 - The Early Church
        By Caroline Humfress

2 - Early Medieval Canon Law
        By Abigail Firey

3 - Canon Law in the Long Tenth Century, 900–1050
        By Greta Austin

4 - The Age of Reforms: Canon Law in the Century before Gratian
        By Christof Rolker

5 - The Reinvention of Canon Law in the High Middle Ages
        By Wolfgang P. Müller

6 - Canon Law in a Time of Renewal, 1130–1234
    By Anders Winroth

7 - The Late Middle Ages: Four Remarks Regarding the Present State of Research
        By Martin Bertram

8 - The Late Middle Ages: Sources
        By Andreas Meyer

9 - The Canon Law of the Eastern Churches
        By Péter Erdő

Part II - The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law

10 - Theology and the Theological Sources of Canon Law
        By John C. Wei 

11 - Church Councils
        By Norman Tanner

12 - Decretals and Lawmaking
        By Gisela Drossbach

13 - Roman Law: Symbiotic Companion and Servant of Canon Law
        By Gero R. Dolezalek

14 - Law Schools and Legal Education
        By Anders Winroth

15 - Local Knowledge of Canon Law, c. 1150–1250
        By Anthony Perron

16 - Medieval Canon Law Manuscripts and Early Printed Books
        By Susan L’Engle

Part III - Doctrine and Society

18. Procedures and courts Wolfgang P. Mueller

19. Ecclesiastical property, tithes, spiritualia Charles de Miramon

20. The law of benefices Andreas Meyer

21. Religious life Elizabeth Makowski

22. The sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist Thomas M. Izbicki

23. Confession, penance, and extreme unction Rob Meens

24. Saints and relics Thomas Wetzstein

25. Marriage: law and practice Sara McDougall

26. Family law Franck Roumy

27. Criminal law Lotte Kéry

28. Ecclesiastical discipline: heresy, magic, and superstition Edward Peters

29. Wars and crusades Frederick Russell and Ryan Greenwood

30. Excommunication and interdict Peter G. Clarke

Conclusion

31. The spirit of canon law Peter Landau

32. Bibliography of primary sources Thomas Izbicki and Anders Winroth.