| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 105
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Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 105.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The general councils of the fifteenth century constituted a remarkable political experiment, which used collective decision-making to tackle important problems facing the church. Such problems had hitherto received rigid top-down management from Rome. However, at Constance and Basle, they were debated by delegates of different ranks from across Europe and resolved through majority voting. Fusing the history of political thought with the study of institutional practices, this innovative study relates the procedural innovations of the general councils and their anti-heretical activities to wider trends in corporate politics, intellectual culture and pastoral reform. Alexander Russell argues that the acceptance of collective decision-making at the councils was predicated upon the prevalence of group participation and deliberation in small-scale corporate culture. Conciliarism and Heresy in Fifteenth-Century England offers a fundamental reassessment of England's relationship with the general councils, revealing how political thought, heresy, and collective politics were connected. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Diplomacy and Reform at the General Councils; 2. The Councils and Lay Religion; 3. Decision-Making at the Councils and the World of Collective Politics; 4. Conciliarism and Heresy in England; 5. Representation and Interpretative Authority; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Political activity -- England -- 15th century.
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Catholic Church. |
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Political participation. |
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England. |
| Chronological Term |
15th century |
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Catholic Church -- Government.
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Political science. |
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Église catholique -- Gouvernement. |
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Conciliar theory.
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Heresy -- 15th century.
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Heresy. |
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Conciliar theory. |
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. |
| Chronological Term |
1400-1499 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Russell, Alexander, 1981- Conciliarism and heresy in fifteenth-century England 9781107172272 (OCoLC)982092067 |
| ISBN |
1316782867 (electronic book) |
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9781316782866 (electronic book) |
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9781316783092 (electronic book) |
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131678309X (electronic book) |
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9781316782408 |
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1316782409 |
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