The Becket Dispute Reconsidered by an Analysis of his Letters

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15530012
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental law
Research Institution	Hokkai-Gakuen University
Principal Investigator	SONODA Aya Hokkai-Gakuen University, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor, 法学部, 助教授 (80325539)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	NAOE Shinich Kyushu University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 大学院・法学研究院, 教授 (10164112)
Project Period (FY)	2003 – 2005
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000) Fiscal Year 2005: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000) Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000) Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Keywords	The Becket Dispute / Regnum / Sacerdotium / England / The Middle Ages / The Twelfth Century / ヘンリ二世 / トマス・ベケット / ギルバート・フォリオット
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research is to reconsider the Becket Dispute, that is the controversy between King Henry II of England and Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury, by an analysis of the latter letters. The research results are as follows : Firstly, we were able to access the manuscripts of the letters of Thomas Becket in the British Library, the Bodleian Library, the Cambridge University Library, and the Lambeth Palace Library. After we investigated the manuscripts with care, we obtained them in microfilm or facsimile. Secondly, we reconsidered the Becket Dispute by an analysis of the manuscripts of his letters, especially Fraternitatis vestre, Mirandum et vehementer. We could also research into the relationship between regnum and sacerdotium. Thirdly, our paper ‘A Japanese Translation of Thomas Becket's Letter Fraternitatis veatre' was published in The Hokkai-Gakuen Law Journal, 40-2, pp.177-219. On the other hand, our paper on Mirandum et vehementer is coming soon.