Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Prologue; Introduction; 1 The road to protection; 2 Rome's orbit; 3 Traditio Romana; 4 Making concessions; 5 The 'fetters of feudalism'; 6 'Victory of the papacy'?; Epilogue; Appendix: Monastic exemption privileges in France, c. 590-c. 1100; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This text examines the history of monastic exemption in early medieval France. In this era, the popes in Rome became de facto rulers and proprietors of numerous monasteries, establishing a foothold in the emerging business of monastic freedom and protection. The work explains the 'why' and 'how' of this relationship
Analysis
Canon law
Carolingian
Merovingian
Roman Church
exemption
freedom
immunity
monasticism
papacy
protection
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-237) and index
Notes
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