| Canon Law and the Letters of Ivo of Chartres Contributor(s): Rolker, Christof (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521766826 ISBN-13: 9780521766821 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Religion | Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law |
| Dewey: 262.922 |
| LCCN: 2009042031 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought; Fourth |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 402 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ivo of Chartres was one of the most learned scholars of his time, a powerful bishop and a major figure in the so-called 'Investiture Contest'. Christof Rolker here offers a major new study of Ivo, his works and the role he played in the intellectual, religious and political culture of medieval Europe around 1100 AD. Comparing Ivo's extensive correspondence to the contemporary canon law collections attributed to him, Dr Rolker provides a new interpretation of their authorship. Contrary to current assumptions, he reveals that Ivo did not compile the Panormia, showing that its compiler worked in a distinctly different mental framework from Ivo. These findings call for a reassessment of the relationship between Church reform and scholasticism and shed new light on Ivo as both a scholar and bishop. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rolker, Christof: - Christof Rolker is research fellow of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Kolleg Konstanz. |