A companion to the medieval papacy : : growth of an ideology and institution / / edited by Keith Sisson, Atria A. Larson.

• Superior document: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition, Volume 70
• TeilnehmendeR: Sisson, Keith; Larson, Atria A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; Volume 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Narratives of Papal History /; Pro-Papacy Polemic and the Purity of the Church: The Gregorian Reform /; Popes as Princes? The Papal States (1000–1300) /; Papal Imagery and Propaganda: Art, Architecture, and Liturgy /; Popes over Princes: Hierocratic Theory /; Popes and Canon Law /; Papal Decretals /; Papal Councils in the High Middle Ages /; The Omnipresent Pope: Legates and Judges Delegate /; The Curia: Camera /; The Curia: The Apostolic Chancery /; The Curia: The Apostolic Penitentiary /; The Curia: The Sacra Romana Rota /; Relations with Constantinople /; The Medieval Papacy, Crusading, and Heresy, 1095–1291 /; Missionary Activity /; Appendix: Chronology of Key Pontificates, Events, and Works /; Select Bibliography /; General Index (Names of People, Places, and Councils) /; Index of Legal Citations, Papal Letters, and Important Texts /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004315284
• ISSN: 1871-6377
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Keith Sisson, Atria A. Larson.

A Companion to the Medieval Papacy brings together an international group of experts on various aspects of the medieval papacy. Each chapter provides an up-to-date introduction to and scholarly interpretation of topics of crucial importance to the development of the papacy’s thinking about its place in the medieval world and of its institutional structures. Topics covered include: the Papal States; the Gregorian Reform; papal artistic self-representation; hierocratic theory; canon law; decretals; councils; legates and judges delegate; the apostolic camera, chancery, penitentiary, and Rota; relations with Constantinople; crusades; missions. The volume includes an introductory chapter by Thomas F.X. Noble on the historiographical challenges of writing medieval papal history. Contributors are: Sandro Carocci, Atria A. Larson, Andrew Louth, Jehangir Malegam, Andreas Meyer, Harald Müller, Thomas F.X. Noble, Francesca Pomarici, Rebecca Rist, Kirsi Salonen, Felicitas Schmieder, Keith Sisson, Danica Summerlin, and Stefan Weiß.