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Clerics and clansmen : the Diocese of Argyll between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries / by Iain G. MacDonald.
Van Pelt Library BX5305.A74 M33 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacDonald, Iain G.
- Series:
- Northern world ; v. 61.
- The Northern world, 1569-1462 ; volume 61
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Episcopal Church in Scotland. United Diocese of Argyll and the Isles--History.
- Episcopal Church in Scotland.
- Episcopal Church in Scotland. United Diocese of Argyll and the Isles.
- History.
- Scotland--Church history.
- Scotland.
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- l, 417 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill, 2013.
- Summary:
- The Highlander has never enjoyed a good press, and has been usually characterised as peripheral and barbaric in comparison to his Lowland neighbour, more inclined to fighting than serving God. In Clerics and Clansmen Iain MacDonald examines how the medieval Church in Gaelic Scotland, often regarded as isolated and irrelevant, continued to function in the face of poverty, periodic warfare, and the formidable powers of the clan chiefs. Focusing upon the diocese of Argyll, the study analyses the life of the bishopric, before broadening to consider the parochial clergy - in particular origins, celibacy, education, and pastoral care. Far from being superficial, it reveals a Church deeply embedded within its host society while remaining plugged into the mainstream of Latin Christendom. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Origins of the Bishopric of Argyll 19
- 2 The Late Medieval Bishopric and Its Bishops 61
- 3 The Origins of the Clergy 109
- 4 Clerical Celibacy, Illegitimacy and Hereditary Succession 163
- 5 Education and Learning 205
- 6 Pluralism, Non-Residency and Pastoral Care 233.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 900418547X
- 9789004185470
- 9789004245419
- 9004245413
- OCLC:
- 824501971
- Publisher Number:
- 99955246295
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