Donation of Constantine and Constitutum Constantini : the misinterpretation of a fiction and its original meaning /

Donation of Constantine and Constitutum Constantini : the misinterpretation of a fiction and its original meaning /

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Author / Creator:	Fried, Johannes. author
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2007.
Description:	[ix], 201 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 3 Millennium-Studien ; Bd. 3.
Subject:	Constantine -- I, -- Emperor of Rome, -- -337. Constantine -- I, -- Emperor of Rome, -- -337. Constitutum Constantini -- History. Constitutum Constantini. Church and state -- Europe -- History. Rescripts (Roman law) -- Forgeries. Church and state. Europe. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6483910

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Other uniform titles:	Brandes, Wolfram. Satraps of Constantine.
ISBN:	9783110185393 3110185393
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-188) and index.
Summary:	The Donation of Constantine is the most outrageous and powerful forgery in world history. The question of its precise time of origin alone kept generations of researchers occupied. But, what exactly is the Donation of Constantine? To find the answer, it is necessary to approach the question on two different semantic levels: First, as the Constitutum Constantini, a fictitious privilege, in which, among other things, rights and presents were bestowed on the catholic church by a grateful Emperor Konstantin. Secondly, as a reflection of the Middle Age mindset, becoming part of the culture landscape midway through 11th century A.D. The author not only reinterprets the origin of this forgery (id est puts it down to the Franks' opposition of Emperor Louis the Pious), but retells, as well, the history of its misinterpretation since the High Middle Ages. In an appendix, all relevant texts are printed in the original language, an English translation is provided.

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Call Number:	BX875.D7 F754 2007
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