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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785138603321

Autore

Halfond Gregory I

Titolo

Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511-768 [[electronic resource] /] / by Gregory I. Halfond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-78647-4

9786612786471

90-474-4406-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Medieval law and its practice, , 1873-8176 ; ; v. 6

Disciplina

262/.524409021

Soggetti

Councils and synods - France - History

France Church history To 987

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Abbreviations and note on translations -- Introduction: A Roman institution in a post-Roman world -- Sources of conciliar history -- The physical world of the frankish councils -- The reflection of reality in conciliar legislation -- The enforcement of conciliar rulings -- From councils to canon law -- Continuity and change in the eighth century -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. Frankish Councils, 511-768 -- B. Contested and Dubious Councils, 511-768 -- Calendar of councils -- Map (ecclesiastical provinces and bishoprics of Merovingian Gaul) -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite growing scepticism concerning the evidentiary value of normative legal sources, scholars continue to mine the legislative acts of ecclesiastical councils for insight into political, religious, and quotidian life in Frankish Gaul. Between the reigns of Clovis and Charlemagne (AD 511-768) at least eighty councils assembled, often on royal command, to discuss issues of concern to the episcopal and clerical attendees. Their published canons were intended to communicate ecclesiastical policy in the Frankish regnum. However, scholars have paid comparatively slight attention to the institution responsible for this body of legislation. This book remedies this lacuna by delineating the functions and modus operandi of the Frankish



church council as an administrative body.