The construction of auctoritas in Gratian's Decretum: the role of tradition and the auctor in a 12th century legal text
This paper discusses the construction of authority in the 12th century using a specific case, that of Gratian’s Decretum, a legal manual compiled around 1140 in Western Europe. Through a methodology of intertextual analysis, this article combines theoretical work from major authors and primary sourc...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Revista de História |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/181491 |