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- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I The Pope within the Church
- Part II The Roman Curia
- Part III Canon Law
- 13 The Medieval Papacy and Canon Law
- 14 Canon Law in the Early Middle Ages
- 15 Gratian’s Decretum: The Transmission and Fluidity of Legal Knowledge in the Twelfth Century
- 16 Papal Decretals
- 17 Papal Law in the English Church: Post-Reformation Anglican Jurisprudence
- 18 The Codes of Canon Law: 1917, 1983, 1990
- 19 The Pope in the Two Latin Codes, 1917 and 1983: Current Status and Discussion of Possible Developments
- Part IV Finance
- Part V Papal States
- Select Bibliography
- Index
15 - Gratian’s Decretum: The Transmission and Fluidity of Legal Knowledge in the Twelfth Century
from Part III - Canon Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2025
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- The Cambridge History of the Papacy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors
- General Introduction
- Part I The Pope within the Church
- Part II The Roman Curia
- Part III Canon Law
- 13 The Medieval Papacy and Canon Law
- 14 Canon Law in the Early Middle Ages
- 15 Gratian’s Decretum: The Transmission and Fluidity of Legal Knowledge in the Twelfth Century
- 16 Papal Decretals
- 17 Papal Law in the English Church: Post-Reformation Anglican Jurisprudence
- 18 The Codes of Canon Law: 1917, 1983, 1990
- 19 The Pope in the Two Latin Codes, 1917 and 1983: Current Status and Discussion of Possible Developments
- Part IV Finance
- Part V Papal States
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter sketches the philological and codicological work on Gratian’s Decretum and how that work is being employed in new ways. It begins by briefly touching on the collection’s wider dissemination as a way of placing it within an overall context of the Corpus iuris canonici. It then sketches the contributions of Stephan Kuttner and Peter Landau followed by the Redaktionsgeschichte of the text. The role the Decretum played in the transmission and fluidity of legal knowledge is analyzed through the lens of two case studies: Gratian’s balancing of the spiritual and secular roles of the feudal bishop, first, and, second, a unique case found only in one manuscript.
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- The Cambridge History of the Papacy , pp. 385 - 405Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025