CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cur Deus Homo, Peter Abelard, Eastern Hemisphere
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Portal read first entry for next week + autobiography. Two popes, one in france, one in italy. 11th century: major debate over degree of political authority excercised over the church. Moving outward of christandom towards other countries. Earls/cou(cid:374)ts e(cid:374)gagi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) (cid:862)pri(cid:448)ate(cid:863) (cid:449)arfare agai(cid:374)st ea(cid:272)h other. Church attempted to alleviate this by declaring on holy days should have peace; in germany, holy roman empire achieving its power, insisting on its authority over italy. Norman conquest french occupying a foreign country. Fragmentation of coalescence o power; those who are able to declare power over an area do so, so church steps in. Resistance to anarchy creates a stable environment. Catholic church took this moment of christians realizing themselves as a union to attempt conquest (?) 12th century: massive scientific changes, distillation started, magnetic compasses, astronomy, redis(cid:272)o(cid:448)er(cid:455) of aristotle"s (cid:449)orks, s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:448)s. faith. Severely romanesque building style to achieve something representative of antiquity by round arches.
