Giles of Rome's on Ecclesiastical Power: A Medieval Theory of World Government
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Giles of Rome was the archbishop of Bourges and a loyal champion of Pope Boniface VIII during the Franco-papal crisis of 1296-1303. On Ecclesiastical Power was written at the height of the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France and represents the earliest fully articulated and philosophically developed defense of the "hierocratic" ideology of the medieval papacy. Giles's theory that all government must be legitimized...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231128037
ISBN13:9780231128032
Release Date:October 2004
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:440 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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