What is the mdeieval political thought

Hellow friend today we will know about the mdeieval political thought in the world.

Medieval Political Thought means the Political thought which originated in
the medieval period. Medieval period means roughly from 5th century AD to 15th
century AD. In the medieval period in Europe, two political thinkers were well
known for their political philosophy. They were Thomas Aquinas (also known as
St. Thomas Aquinas) and Dante Alighieri.
In the medieval period in Europe, Christianity influenced the society.
It influenced political thought also. There was no freedom of thinking. All
thoughts and actions should be according to the teachings of the Church.
Religion influenced normal secular74 life. In fact, it was not the religion which
influenced the thoughts of people. But, it was the religious leaders who
influenced people. They influenced the people for their own benefit, and for the
benefit of the Church. They influenced people to protect the position and wealth
of the Church. In the name of God and religion, they influenced the general
public. They said that the Church will decide everything regarding their body as
well as spirit75. The Church wanted to influence all aspects of life of people.
According to them everything including arts, literature and Political Thought
should be according to the Bible. But the Holy Bible is not about arts or
literature or Political Thought. Then the Church leaders said that they will guide
the people according to the Bible. They interpreted76 the Bible to increase their
wealth and power and to influence people. They guided the people according to their wishes, whims and fancies77.
The Secularists were against this. They said that God had given the
freedom to all people. It is the freedom to choose between good or bad. It should
not be under the influence or fear of church people. Man must use his freedom to
understand the truth. They said that God does not want the help of Church
people. Secularists wanted freedom of thought. They said that the Church should
look after only the matters of spirit. They said that the King should look after
worldly matter. Thus, there were a conflict between the Secularists78 and the Church. The life of ordinary people became very bad. St. Thomas Aquinas and
Dante Alighieri lived during this period of conflict between the Church and
Secular people. They wanted to separate religion from politics. The important features of the period can be summarised as follows:-

1. Institution of Monarchy: Monarchy was considered as the best form of
government. Divine origin of kingship was generally accepted. King was
considered as the agent of God on earth. A Monarch could be
hereditary, elected or nominated by the grace of God.

2. Spread of Universalism: Universalism was preached during this period.
People believed in the existence of a universal society. The fundamental
feature of Universalism is the belief and faith in the spiritual salvation of
human kind as a whole.

3. Co existence of temporal and spiritual authorities: Both temporal and
spiritual authorities co existed. Emperor was a worldly agent and the
Pope was considered as a spiritual agent. Both of them co existed with
certain level of competition as well as co operation. Both were
considered as un avoidable for the society.

4. Scholasticism and the study of Pre Christian values: Pre-Christian
concepts like Aristotelianism were studied by scholars. The clout of
Papacy increased considerably.

5. Competition of Church and the empire: During this period, the
Christian Church increased its influence in the society and it became
something parallel to the Monarchy wielding almost equal powers if not
more. The church considered themselves as superior as the Pope was
considered as the representative of God on earth. He could use his
power to excommunicate the king also. On the other side, the King
considered himself as the representative of God on earth having power to rule.

6. Source of Law: In the middle ages, the Law was something personal and
habitual. It was never national or territorial. Nobody knew the origin of
law. Everybody accepted it as it is. Nobody questioned it. They were
considered permanent and eternal.

7. Absence of the concept of sovereignty: There was no concept of
Sovereignty in the middle ages. People followed the moral order. Church
authority and the authority of the king co existed. Both these checked
each other. There were no concept of a sovereign authority which was
supreme in internal or external matters.

So friends this is all about the medieval political thought and thanks for reading.