Noble lord, good shepherd : Episcopal power and piety in Aquitaine, 877-1050 / / by Anna Trumbore Jones.
The bishop was a figure of unparalleled importance in the tenth and eleventh centuries, as he married the advantages of his noble birth to the sacramental and pastoral role of bishop, drawing upon the resultant range of powers to intervene in all areas of life. Scholarship on the episcopate in this...
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| Superior document: | Brill's series on the early Middle Ages, v. 17 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's series on the early Middle Ages ;
v. 17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The bishop was a figure of unparalleled importance in the tenth and eleventh centuries, as he married the advantages of his noble birth to the sacramental and pastoral role of bishop, drawing upon the resultant range of powers to intervene in all areas of life. Scholarship on the episcopate in this period, however, has tended to cluster around two themes: the role of bishops in the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and the critiques of these bishops levied by certain church reformers. This book moves beyond these subjects and examines the full scope of bishops’ activities in southwest France, as they ruled their cathedrals, interacted with lay powers, patronized religious communities, and wrestled with the complex nature of their office. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282602675 9786612602672 9047443713 |
| ISSN: | 1386-4165 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Anna Trumbore Jones. |