Renaissance Religion in Urban Scotland: The Dominican Order, 1450-1560 / / Janet P. Foggie.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 95
• VerfasserIn: Foggie, Janet P.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 95.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In both detail and broad perspective this is a ground breaking study. It is the first book to be written on the Dominican Order in Scotland. Set in the early modern era, it opens with the place of the Dominicans within the political history of the realm, arguing that the Dominicans had an independent and self-consciously Scottish identity. Then, various aspects of their work are covered; universities, law courts, prayers for the dead. Manuscripts of anniversary foundations reveal the urban patrons of the order, from whom the friars were, it is argued, recruited. Fresh examination of the antifraternal literature in Scotland sets it in its historical context for the first time and is brought to bear on the works of John Knox.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Map -- 1. The Crown and the Friars: The Scottish Province 1450-1517 -- 2. Catholic Reform and Protestant Reformers: The Scottish Province 1517-1560 -- 3. The Personnel -- 4. The Friars and the Laity: Active and Contemplative Lives -- 5. Authority and Education: The Bishops, their Universities and Courts -- 6. God and Mammon: The Dominicans' Property and Income -- 7. The Courts and the Protection of Property -- 8. Prayers for the Dead -- 9. Images and Stereotypes: The Friars in Scottish Literature -- Conclusion: The Dominicans and the Scottish Reformation -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Appendix 1/1 -- Appendix 1/2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 6/1 -- Appendix 6/2 -- Appendix 6/3 -- Appendix 8/1 -- Appendix 8/2 -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- Index of Subjects.