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Joelle Rollo-Koster - Avignon and Its Papacy, 1309-1417: Popes, Institutions, and Society - 9781442215320 - V9781442215320
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Avignon and Its Papacy, 1309-1417: Popes, Institutions, and Society

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With the arrival of Clement V in 1309, seven popes ruled the Western Church from Avignon until 1378. Joelle Rollo-Koster traces the compelling story of the transplanted papacy in Avignon, the city the popes transformed into their capital. Through an engaging blend of political and social history, she argues that we should think more positively about the Avignon papacy, with its effective governance, intellectual creativity, and dynamism. It is a remarkable tale of an institution growing and defending its prerogatives, of people both high and low who produced and served its needs, and of the city they built together. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442215320
SKU
V9781442215320
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About Joelle Rollo-Koster
Joe lle Rollo-Koster is professor of medieval history at the University of Rhode Island and author of Raiding Saint Peter: Empty Sees, Violence, and the Initiation of the Great Western Schism and The People of Curial Avignon: A Critical Edition of the Liber Divisionis and the Matriculae of Notre Dame la Majour. She has been named a Chevalier of the ... Read more

Reviews for Avignon and Its Papacy, 1309-1417: Popes, Institutions, and Society
Joelle Rollo-Koster, an eminent specialist of medieval Avignon and its papacy, has successfully managed to compress the history of the seven Avignon popes in their complex political and religious environment into just over three hundred pages. One of the stars of this study is the city of Avignon itself, which Rollo-Koster brings to vibrant life, especially in chapter five, based ... Read more

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