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Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World

By Charles Insley

Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World Philosophy

Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World

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Cathedrals dominated the ecclesiastical (and physical) landscape of the British Isles and Normandy in the middle ages; yet, in comparison with the history of monasteries, theirs has received significantly less attention. This volume helps to redress the balance by examining major themes in their development between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. These include the composition, life, corporate identity and memory of cathedral communities; the relationships, sometimes supportive, sometimes conflicting, that they had with kings (e.g. King John), aristocracies, and neighbouring urban and religious communities; the importance of cathedrals as centres of lordship and patronage; their role in promoting and utilizing saints' cults (e.g. that of St Thomas Becket); episcopal relations; and the involvement of cathedrals in religious and political conflicts, and in the settlement of disputes. A critical introduction locates medieval cathedrals in space and time, and against a backdrop of wider ecclesiastical change in the period.
Contributors: Paul Dalton, Charles Insley, Louise J. Wilkinson, Ann Williams, C.P. Lewis, Richard Allen, John Reuben Davies, Thomas Roche, Stephen Marritt, Michael Staunton, Sheila Sweetinburgh, Paul Webster, Nicholas Vincent
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
276
Release Date:
2011-05-19
Publication Date:
2011-05-01
Publisher:
Boydell Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843836203
ISBN13:
9781843836209
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
581 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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