Mediaeval Deposition Theory
A Neglected Canonist Consultatio from the First Council of Lyons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Watt (University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 197-214 |
| Publication date | 1965-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400005222 |
| OpenAlex | W2314322879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
This communication treats of a small detail of a large subject. The claim to a power of deposing secular rulers is a major theme in the history of the papacy. As a theory, it epitomises the whole political logic of the mediaeval papacy: the deposing power was the primum caput of papal hierocracy and its origins lie deep in early papal centuries. As a political doctrine put into practice, it had profound effects at several points in the history of mediaeval Europe, particularly in the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, while its shadow lay banefully over many a governmental decision and politico-religious controversy of more modern times
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 1988 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |