Marsilius of Padua and 'the Truth of History'

by George Garnett

Overview

This book presents a radical reinterpretation of the great medieval thinker, Marsilius of Padua. George Garnett's iconoclastic re-reading of Marsilius's work - based on a careful attention to the texts - overturns the widely accepted view of him as a secular political theorist and proponent of republicanism, and re-establishes him in his proper historical context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199291564
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/24/2006
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

St Hugh's College, Oxford

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Providential History from the Fall of Man to the Conversion of Constantitne3. Providential History from the Reign of Constantine4. Christian Providential History5. The History of the Holy Roman Empire6. Canon Law and the Conflict between Emperor and Pope7. The Historian's Use of his Canon Law SourcesBibliographyIndex