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"What were the constitutive acts in the making of a bishop and what was their significance?" In answering these questions, Professor Benson provides a new perspective on a crucial chapter in the history of ecclesiastical office. Drawing upon material from unedited canonistic manuscripts, as well as from Gratian's Decretum and the Decretales of Greg



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xv*I. The Dimensions of the Problem: An Introduction, pg. 1*II. Constitutional Background: Gratian's Decretum, pg. 23*III. Master Rufinus: Auctoritas and Administratio, pg. 56*IV. Electoral Confirmation and the Bishop-Elect, pg. 90*V. The Dissent of Master Huguccio, pg. 116*VI. Three Exceptions: Papa, Metropolitanus, Exemptus, pg. 150*VII. Office, Regalia, and Investiture: The Age of Reform, pg. 203*VIII. The Regalia and the Bishop-Elect: Imperial Views, pg. 251*IX. The Church and the Regalia, pg. 303*X. The Eclipse of the Regalia, pg. 335*XI. Epilogue: Bishop-Elect, Church, and Papacy, pg. 373*Appendices, pg. 387*Bibliography, pg. 403*Index, pg. 413

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 December 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691622439
      978-0691622439
      ISBN-10 0691622434
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      History of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "What were the constitutive acts in the making of a bishop and what was their significance?" In answering these questions, Professor Benson provides a new perspective on a crucial chapter in the history of ecclesiastical office. Drawing upon material from unedited canonistic manuscripts, as well as from Gratian's Decretum and the Decretales of Greg



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. xv*I. The Dimensions of the Problem: An Introduction, pg. 1*II. Constitutional Background: Gratian's Decretum, pg. 23*III. Master Rufinus: Auctoritas and Administratio, pg. 56*IV. Electoral Confirmation and the Bishop-Elect, pg. 90*V. The Dissent of Master Huguccio, pg. 116*VI. Three Exceptions: Papa, Metropolitanus, Exemptus, pg. 150*VII. Office, Regalia, and Investiture: The Age of Reform, pg. 203*VIII. The Regalia and the Bishop-Elect: Imperial Views, pg. 251*IX. The Church and the Regalia, pg. 303*X. The Eclipse of the Regalia, pg. 335*XI. Epilogue: Bishop-Elect, Church, and Papacy, pg. 373*Appendices, pg. 387*Bibliography, pg. 403*Index, pg. 413

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