Noble Lord, Good Shepherd: Episcopal Power and Piety in Aquitaine, 877-1050 Hardcover - 2009
by Anna Trumbore Jones
From the rear cover
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.
Details
- Title Noble Lord, Good Shepherd: Episcopal Power and Piety in Aquitaine, 877-1050
- Author Anna Trumbore Jones
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 276
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2009
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9789004177864 / 9004177868
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.9 in (24.13 x 16.26 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Aquitaine (France) - Church history - To 1500, Bishops - France - Aquitaine - History - To
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009026638
- Dewey Decimal Code 274.471
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Citations
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2010, Page 24