A History of Medieval Political Thought - 9780415013499

Taylor & Francis

Preface; Introduction; 1 THE ORIGINS OF MEDIEVAL POLITICAL IDEAS, c. 300\u2013c. 750 ; Byzantium: the Christian Empire; The West ; Christian kingship; Kingship and priesthood; The claims of the papacy; The Christian world-view and its implications for the state; 2 THE GROWTH OF SPECIFICALLY MEDIEVAL POLITICAL IDEAS, c. 750\u2013c. 1050; Carolingian political ideas; Theocratic monarchy; Consent and fidelity; The transpersonal dimension; Ideas of empire; Political ideas, c. 900\u2013c. 1050; Rome-based emperorship; Imperial kingship; 3 POLITICAL IDEAS IN THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES, c. 1050\u2013c. 1290; Spiritual and secular power, c. 1050\u2013c. 1150; The languages for political thought: the revived legacy of antiquity; Classical-literary: John of Salisbury; The language of Roman and canon law; Aristotelian language; 4 POLITICAL IDEAS IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES, c. 1290\u2013c. 1450; Ideas of church and of state, c. 1290\u2013c. 1350; The conflicts between Philip IV and Boniface VIII; Italy: n