"Donation of Constantine" and "Constitutum Constantini": The Misinterpretation of a Fiction And Its Original Meaning
"Donation of Constantine" and "Constitutum Constantini": The Misinterpretation of a Fiction And Its Original Meaning (Millennium Studies 3) (Millennium-Studien / Millinnium Studies) Johannes Fried,
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110185393
DDC: 809
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-01-30
Summary:
The Donation of Constantine is the most outrageous and powerful
forgery in world history. The question of its precise time of origin
alone kept generations of researchers occupied. But, what exactly is
the Donation of Constantine? To find the answer, it is necessary to
approach the question on two different semantic levels: First, as the
Constitutum Constantini, a fictitious privilege, in which, among
other things, rights and presents were bestowed on the catholic
church by a grateful Emperor Konstantin. Secondly, as a reflection of
the Middle Age mindset, becoming part of the culture landscape midway
through 11th century A.D. The author not only reinterprets the origin
of this forgery (i.e. puts it down to the Franks' opposition of
Emperor Louis the Pious), but retells, as well, the history of its
misinterpretation since the High Middle Ages. In an appendix, all
relevant texts are printed in the original language, an English
translation is provided.
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