The World of Marsilius of Padua

The World of Marsilius of Padua
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Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Total Pages : 306
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Synopsis The World of Marsilius of Padua by : Gerson Moreno-Riaño

Perhaps no author of the Latin Middle Ages has been the subject of so much controversy and even vitriol than Marsilius of Padua (ca. 1275-1342/43). As author of the notorious heretical tract, the Defensor Pacis, Marsilius became an infamous figure throughout the intellectual and political centres of Europe during his own lifetime. His magnum opus, a sharply pointed dissection of the damage done to earthly political life by the incursions of the papacy and a plea for conciliar ecclesiology, was repeatedly condemned during the fourteenth century and in later years. Yet the treatise continued to be disseminated and received translation into several vernacular languages. During the Reformation, Marsilius and his Defensor Pacis enjoyed another round of acclamation and denunciation, depending upon one's confession. In July 2003, a group comprising many of the world's most renowned scholars of medieval political thought gathered for a 'Marsilius of Padua World Congress', held in conjunction with the tenth International Medieval Congress held in July 2003 in Leeds.The present volume contains selected papers originally prepared for that meeting. The contents represent a compendium of innovative scholarly contributions to the understanding of Marsilius, his life and times, and his lasting impact on Western thought. Included are chapters that reflect a range of recent, ground-breaking research by both senior scholars and the future leaders in the field. After a general survey of the current state of scholarship on Marsilius, the volume divides into three thematically organized sections, covering a variety of historical, textual, methodological, theological, and theoretical questions.In all of the essays, readers will discover the wealth and complexity of Marsilius's thought as well as the startling range of approaches and methods of interpretation taken in the study of his work.The volume's selection of authors is international in scope and represents the first interdisciplinary scholarly collaboration in the field of Marsilian studies to occur in the twenty-first century.

A Companion to Marsilius of Padua

A Companion to Marsilius of Padua
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9789004183483
ISBN-13 : 9004183485
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis A Companion to Marsilius of Padua by : Gerson Moreno-Riano

Containing the latest scholarship by an international group of scholars, this book provides an essential guide both to the life and works of Marsilius of Padua as well as to the leading interpretive debates surrounding one of the greatest thinkers of the Latin Middle Ages.

Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace

Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 648
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ISBN-10 : 1139447300
ISBN-13 : 9781139447300
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Synopsis Marsilius of Padua: The Defender of the Peace by : Marsilius of Padua

The Defender of the Peace of Marsilius of Padua is a massively influential text in the history of western political thought. Marsilius offers a detailed analysis and explanation of human political communities, before going on to attack what he sees as the obstacles to peaceful human coexistence - principally the contemporary papacy. Annabel Brett's authoritative rendition of the Defensor Pacis was the first new translation in English for fifty years, and a major contribution to the series of Cambridge Texts: all of the usual series features are provided, included chronology, notes for further reading, and up-to-date annotation aimed at the student reader encountering this classic of medieval thought for the first time. This edition of The Defender of the Peace is a scholarly and a pedagogic event of great importance, of interest to historians, political theorists, theologians and philosophers at all levels from second-year undergraduate upwards.

Writings on the Empire

Writings on the Empire
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Total Pages : 92
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:811647466
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Synopsis Writings on the Empire by : Marsilius (of Padua)

Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History'

Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History'
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9780199291564
ISBN-13 : 019929156X
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History' by : George Garnett

"This book reinterprets the great medieval thinker, Marsilius of Padua, who is conventionally considered to be ahead of his time as the first secular political theorist, the first post-classical thinker to espouse republicanism, and a scholastic precursor of the republican humanists of the Renaissance. George Garnett overturns this widely accept view, and attempts to advance the first truly historical interpretation of Marsilius's thought."--BOOK JACKET.

Community and Consent

Community and Consent
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 0847679446
ISBN-13 : 9780847679447
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Synopsis Community and Consent by : Cary J. Nederman

In the first examination of the Defensor Pacis in almost fifty years, Cary J. Nederman demonstrates Marsiglio of Padua's continuing relevance, connecting his philosophy to contemporary debates about community, identity, difference, and political participation. Community and Consent describes Marsiglio's attempt to resolve the tension in medieval Christian political thought created by the apparently competing standards of reason (thought to be the province of a few) and volition (the realm of every individual). Marsiglio argued for a harmonization of reason and will, regarding neither as sufficient to authorize political conduct. The book includes historical and biographical information not previously available in English, as well as a survey and critique of the current state of Marsiglio scholarship in all languages.

On Royal and Papal Power

On Royal and Papal Power
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Publisher : PIMS
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0888442580
ISBN-13 : 9780888442581
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis On Royal and Papal Power by : John (of Paris)

A treatise concerning papal powers and rights in the politics and temporal affairs of France, written during the clash between King Philip IV of France and Pope Boniface III. -- p. 11.

The World of Gregory of Tours

The World of Gregory of Tours
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 9789004473812
ISBN-13 : 9004473815
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Synopsis The World of Gregory of Tours by : Mitchell

In a fascinating series of essays, the life, works and world of Gregory of Tours are evaluated. This sixth-century bishop is probably best known as writer of the History of the Franks. The collection of essays makes a valuable contribution to the flourishing field of Gregory of Tours studies. Though the contributors take full account of his political dimension, they also see Gregory in his cultural context. In addition to being representative of the age in which he lived, Gregory is presented here as an exceptional man. Furthermore, the contributors offer an up-to-date assessment of Merovingian culture, history and religion. Themes include: the urban history of Tours and the Merovingian world; ideas, politics and international contacts in the Merovingian world; the Merovingian church; Gregory's hagiographic writings; the Histories; and the manuscript tradition. Contributors include: Bernard S. Bachrach, Peter Brown, John J. Contreni, S. Fanning, Nancy Gauthier, Walter Goffart, Guy Halsall, Yitzak Hen, Conrad Leyser, Felice Lifshitz, Jo Ann McNamara, Kathleen Mitchell, William Monroe, Janet L. Nelson, Giselle de Nie, Thomas F.X. Noble, Patrick Périn, Walther Pohl, E.M. Rose, B.H. Rosenwein, Danuta Shanzer, Julia M.H. Smith, Ian Wood, andBarbara Yorke.

From Irenaeus to Grotius

From Irenaeus to Grotius
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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages : 868
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ISBN-10 : 0802842097
ISBN-13 : 9780802842091
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis From Irenaeus to Grotius by : Oliver O'Donovan

A reference tool that provides an overview of the history of Christian political thought with selections from second century to the seventeenth century. From the second century to the seventeenth, from Irenaeus to Grotius, this unique reader provides a coherent overview of the development of Christian political thought. The editors have collected readings from the works of over sixty-five authors, together with introductory essays that give historical details about each thinker and discuss how each has contributed to the tradition of Christian political thought. Complete with important Greek and Latin texts available here in English for the first time, this volume will be a primary resource for readers from a wide range of interests.

The Symbolic Language of Royal Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877)

The Symbolic Language of Royal Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877)
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9789004166691
ISBN-13 : 9004166696
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Symbolic Language of Royal Authority in the Carolingian World (c.751-877) by : Ildar H. Garipzanov

This book is not a conventional political narrative of Carolingian history shaped by narrative sources, capitularies, and charter material. It is structured, instead, by numismatic, diplomatic, liturgical, and iconographic sources and deals with political signs, images, and fixed formulas in them as interconnected elements in a symbolic language that was used in the indirect negotiation and maintenance of Carolingian authority. Building on the comprehensive analysis of royal liturgy, intitulature, iconography, and graphic signs and responding to recent interpretations of early medieval politics, this book offers a fresh view of Carolingian political culture and of corresponding roles that royal/imperial courts, larger monasteries, and human agents played there.