Episcopal elections 250-600 : hierarchy and popular will in late antiquity /

A refutation of the conventional view that after the adoption of Christianity by the Roman empire the local community lost its voice in the appointment of bishops. Peter Norton argues that this right remained for longer than is normally assumed, with important consequences for our understanding of t...

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1. Verfasser:
Norton, Peter
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
A refutation of the conventional view that after the adoption of Christianity by the Roman empire the local community lost its voice in the appointment of bishops. Peter Norton argues that this right remained for longer than is normally assumed, with important consequences for our understanding of the administration of the later empire.
Umfang:
xi, 271 p.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-266) and index.
ISBN:
9786611145323
9781281145321
1281145327
9780191525872
0191525871
9780191708701
0191708704
Schlagworte:
Bishops > Appointment, call, and election > History.
Clergy > Appointment, call, and election > History.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Election law (Canon law)
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