A History of Medieval Political Thought

300–1450

Nonfiction, History, Medieval, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
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Author: Joseph Canning ISBN: 9781134981434
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Joseph Canning
ISBN: 9781134981434
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Incorporating research previously unavailable in English, this clear guide gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship providing the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.

This accessible and lucid guide to medieval political thought

* gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship
* incorporates the results of research until now unavailable in English
* focuses on the crucial primary source material
* provides the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.

The book covers four periods, each with a different focus:

* 300-750 - Christian ideas of rulership
* 750-1050 - the Carolingian period and its aftermath
* 1050-1290 - the relationship between temporal and spiritual power, and the revived legacy of antiquity
* 1290-1450 - the confrontation with political reality in ideas of church and of state, and in juristic thought.

Canning has produced an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the period.

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Incorporating research previously unavailable in English, this clear guide gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship providing the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.

This accessible and lucid guide to medieval political thought

* gives a synthesis of the latest scholarship
* incorporates the results of research until now unavailable in English
* focuses on the crucial primary source material
* provides the historical and intellectual context for political ideas.

The book covers four periods, each with a different focus:

* 300-750 - Christian ideas of rulership
* 750-1050 - the Carolingian period and its aftermath
* 1050-1290 - the relationship between temporal and spiritual power, and the revived legacy of antiquity
* 1290-1450 - the confrontation with political reality in ideas of church and of state, and in juristic thought.

Canning has produced an ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the period.

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