The Making of Gratian's Decretum » (New Edition)

An interpretation of Gratian's Decretum, based on the discovery of a shorter, original version.

List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations and Conspectus siglorum;

1. Gratian and the Decretum;
2. Heresy and excommunication: Causa 24;
3. Obedience or contempt: Causa 11, Questio 3;
4. The two recensions of the Decretum;
5. Gratian and Roman law;
6. The men behind the Decretum; Conclusion: medieval law and the Decretum; Appendix: the contents of the first recension of Gratian's Decretum; Bibliography; Index of cited passages in Gratian's Decretum; Index of papal letters; General index.