A Dictionary of Popes

This fascinating dictionary gives concise accounts of every officially recognized pope in history, from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI, as well as all of their irregularly elected rivals, the so-called antipopes. Each pope and antipope's entry covers his family and social background and pre-papal career as well as his activities in office. Also, an appendix provides a detailed discussion and analysis of the tradition that there has been a female pope. This new edition reflects the very latest in papal research and contains additional information in the further reading sections of each entry, making the book an even more useful starting place for research into specific pontiffs. The entries are arranged chronologically making this a continuous history of the papacy over almost 2,000 years. It reveals how, for much of that history, spiritual and temporal power have been inextricably mingled in the person of the pope. A fascinating read for students of theology and history, as well as the general reader with an interest in Christian history.

ISBN 0199295816   Weight (grammes) 281 ISBN13 9780199295814 (What's this?)   Published in Oxford Publisher Oxford University Press   Series title Oxford Paperback Reference Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780198614333 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 196 Publication date 21 Jan 2010   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 282.0922   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 384

PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTE TO THE READER; ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POPES AND ANTIPOPES; THE POPES; APPENDIX: POPE JOAN; INDEX

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