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Episcopal power and local society in medieval Europe, 1000-1400 / edited by Peter Coss [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Medieval church studies ; Volume 38.
- Medieval church studies ; Volume 38
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Episcopacy--History.
- Episcopacy.
- Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Church history.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 2017.
- Summary:
- The purpose of this volume is to examine the foundations of episcopal power in medieval Europe by considering its functioning and development at the level of local society. This collection of essays derives from papers delivered at a conference at Cardiff University in May 2013, are divided into three sections focusing on the construction of episcopal power in local society, the ways in which it was augmented, and the different forms through which it was expressed. The essays have a broad geographical scope and include studies focused on English, French, Italian, and Icelandic dioceses.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- British Library not licensed to copy 0.
- ISBN:
- 2-503-57341-X
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