This was formalised in the theological and political doctrine of the
‘two swords’ – secular and clerical authority supporting each other
and respecting each other’s spheres of influence. In effect there was a
division of powers with, as we have seen, the Church administering
areas of family and property law and having its own taxes (tithes).
IDEOLOGIES 73
CONVENTIONAL VIEW
Marxist AnarchistSocialistLiberal ConservativeMonarchistFascist
LIBERAL VIEW
Liberal ConservativeSocialist Fascist/Marxist
ANARCHIST VIEW
Anarchist Monarchist LiberalConservativeSocialist FascistMarxist
LEFT
LEFT
CONSTITUTIONAL
INDIVIDUALISM
REVOLUTIONARY
COLLECTIVISM
Degree of Change
Direction of Change
Method of Change
RIGHT
(By Degree of State Use of Force) RIGHT
Figure 4.1 Classifying ideologies