The justification of the interdict in medieval thought -- Kinds of interdict -- Laying of interdicts -- The terms of an interdict -- The interdict in action -- The lifting of interdicts
Summary
The Catholic Church extended its authority over many areas of life in the Later Middle Ages, and this increasingly led it into political conflicts with kings and other rulers. In this book, Peter Clarke focuses on one of the Church's chief weapons in these struggles - the interdict
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-281) and index