{"product_id":"9789042935464-scandalum-in-the-early-bolognese-decretistic-and-in-papal-decretals-ca-1140-1234","title":"Scandalum in the Early Bolognese Decretistic and in Papal Decretals (ca. 1140-1234)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe wish to avoid scandala or to put an end to scandalous     situations has been and remains a continuous concern of canonists and     Church authorities, at least as of the thirteenth century. As of Raymond     of Penafort's Summa de paenitentia (late 1220s - early 1230s), scandalum     was dealt with separately in canonical dictionaries. Legal historical     research on the earlier use of the term within canon law, is however     relatively scarce. Inspired by the linguistic-philosophical approach of     the Begriffsgeschichte, this book offers a conceptual-historical     analysis of the use of scandalum by early Bolognese decretists (ca.     1140 - ca. 1180) and in papal decretals from Alexander III (1159) until     the promulgation of the Liber Extra by Gregory IX in 1234.For     Gratian and the earliest generation of decretists (Paucapalea and     Rolandus), scandalum was a quite insignificant notion. Gradually,     with Rufinus, however, the concept gained importance, both quantitatively     and qualitatively. Stephen of Tournai pointed at the horrible consequences     of a scandalum for the salvation of the souls. Simon of Bisignano     stressed, for instance, the opposition between scandalum and peace.     Even though non of the twelfth- and early thirteenth-century sources had     yet developed a consistent theory on scandalum and its legal     consequences, the analysis of papal decretals shows how scandalum     became a more popular concept, especially in the field of disciplinary and     penal canon law. Some evidence even suggests an instrumentalism of the     term by the end of the twelfth century. At the same time, increasingly     popes, especially Innocent III (1198-1216), were aware of the ambivalent     nature of the concept.Apart from scandalum's polysemy, the     legal-political use of the term was striking: repression, reconciliation     and cover-up policies could all be justified in order to avoid or to put     an end to scandala, and, thus, to save one's soul and to protect     the Church. This relatively open and flexible notion played an important     part in the Church's peace policy as well. This study argues that scandalum     can be described as 'indignation as a source of conflicts'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55168828539254,"sku":"9789042935464","price":57.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_11959661_19701095_20241209015154.jpg?v=1737383656","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042935464-scandalum-in-the-early-bolognese-decretistic-and-in-papal-decretals-ca-1140-1234","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}