A Hound of God: Pierre de la Palud and the Fourteenth-Century Church
Jean Dunbabin
Abstract
Pierre de la Palud was a friar of aristocratic birth who was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1329. This biography follows the course of his eventful life, and exploits his copious writings to build up a vivid picture of the man and the world he inhabited. Lawyer, advocate, preacher, reformer, theologian, politician, encyclopedist, crusader – Pierre was all of these, and the voice of each can be heard in his writing. This book traces the career of Pierre de la Palud from his early reflections on contemporary moral issues – including papal prerogatives, contraception, and usury – to his poli ... More
Keywords: Palud, Jerusalem, papal prerogatives, contraception, usury, Dominican friar, Christian church
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1991 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198222910 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222910.001.0001 |
