IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1308: Disobedience to Papal Authority, II: Relations with Faithful in Scandinavia
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 16.30-18.00
| Organisers: | Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds Benjamin Weber, Départment d’Histoire, Université de Pau-Pays de l'Adour |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Kurt Villads Jensen, Institut for Historie, Kultur & Samfundsbeskrivelse, Syddansk Universitet, Odense |
| Paper 1308-a | Being Ruled Out from Heaven and Earth?: Excommunication of King and Commoner Alike - The Case of Norway (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
| Paper 1308-b | Papal Concessions Concerning Incontinent Clerics (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History |
| Paper 1308-c | Medieval Dietary Regulations from a Nordic Perspective (Language: English) Index terms: Canon Law, Ecclesiastical History, Religious Life |
| Abstract | The late medieval papacy claimed authority over all Christians by virtue of its succession from St Peter, and it attempted to enforce this authority in a variety of ways. The very nature of this claim could lead to resistance, however, and papal claims to primacy were often challenged, both in theory and in practice. These two sessions will examine case-studies of resistance to papal authority, looking at forms and consequences of disobedience, as well as the papal response to opposition. They will therefore provide insights into the variety of responses to, as well as the practical and theoretical limits of, papal authority. |