Christology at a Crossroads – Heterodox Motives of the Imperial Political Theology in the 10th and 11th Centuries Cover Image

Chrystologia na rozdrożu – heterodoksyjne motywy teologii politycznej cesarstwa w X i XI wieku
Christology at a Crossroads – Heterodox Motives of the Imperial Political Theology in the 10th and 11th Centuries

Author(s): Marcin Tomasiewicz
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Political history, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: papacy; empire; monophysitism; Nestorianism; Christology
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Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present how heterodox, Christological constructions, arising from the con- troversies surrounding Chalcedonian dogma, existed in the 10th and 11th centuries in Western political thought. These constructions are described from two perspectives that were especially important for shaping the political doctrine of German emperors. Firstly, the illustration of the Aachen Gospels is mentioned because it symbolically contains the principles of the political theology of the Ottonian Empire. Secondly, the views of the Norman Anonymous, who wrote during times of intensified Caesarean propaganda in connection with the dispute with the papacy that took place in the 11th cen- tury, are analysed.

  • Issue Year: 16/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 317-330
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish