Raiding Saint Peter: Empty Sees, Violence, and the Initiation of the Great Western Schism (1378) Empty Sees, Violence, and the Initiation of the Great Western Schism (1378) |
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| Author:
| Rollo-Koster, Joëlle |
| Series title: | Brill's Series in Church History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-16560-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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This book argues that during the Middle Ages there was a pillaging problem attached to ecclesiastical interregna, that the nature of ecclesiastical elections contributed to the problem, and the problem in turn contributed to the initiation of the Great Western Schism.
This book argues that during the Middle Ages there was a pillaging problem attached to ecclesiastical interregna, that the nature of ecclesiastical elections contributed to the problem, and the problem in turn contributed to the initiation of the Great Western Schism.