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Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, C.1050-1150

by John S. Ott

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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This important study of episcopal office and clerical identity in a socially and culturally dynamic region of medieval Europe examines the construction and representation of episcopal power and authority in the archdiocese of Reims during the sometimes turbulent century between 1050 and 1150. Drawing on a wide range of diplomatic, hagiographical, epistolary and other narrative sources, John S. Ott considers how bishops conceived of, and projected, their authority collectively and individually. In examining episcopal professional identities and notions of office, he explores how prelates used textual production and their physical landscapes to craft historical narratives and consolidate local and regional memories around ideals that established themselves as not only religious authorities but also cultural arbiters. This study reveals that, far from being reactive and hostile to cultural and religious change, bishops regularly grappled with and sought to affect, positively and to their advantage, new and emerging cultural and religious norms.
Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, C.1050-1150 and Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, c.1050-1150
Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, c.1050-1150Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, C.1050-1150

  • Author

    John S. Ott

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    December 2017

  • Weight

    527g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108444637

  • ISBN-10

    1108444636

  • Eden Code

    4694560

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