Bishops, Authority and Community in Northwestern Europe, C.1050-1150

An important study of episcopal office and clerical identity in a socially and culturally dynamic region of medieval Europe.

List of contents

1. The bishop and his authority; 2. Becoming bishop: clerical culture and episcopal formation in the archdiocese of Reims around 1100; 3. Restless flocks: the challenges to episcopal authority; 4. Band of brothers: episcopal networks in the archdiocese of Reims; 5. Personal histories: the revival of archiepiscopal historiography at Reims in the eleventh century; 6. Sanctity and history in a border diocese: the vita of Lietbert of Cambrai (1051-76); 7. Urban space, memory, and episcopal authority: the bishops of Amiens in peace and conflict, 1073-1164; 8. Bishops and the word; 9. Toil and togetherness in the vineyards of the Lord; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

John S. Ott is Professor of Medieval European History at Portland State University. He is the founder and current President of the international scholarly society Episcopus: Society for the Study of Bishops and Secular Clergy in the Middle Ages (episcopus.org). He is the editor of The Bishop Reformed: Studies of Episcopal Power and Culture in the Central Middle Ages (with Anna Trumbore Jones, 2007) and Saintly Bishops and Bishops' Saints (with Trpimir Vedriš, 2012). He was the recipient in 2002 of the Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize, awarded by the Medieval Academy of America, for Outstanding First Article in Medieval Studies. He holds a Licentiate in Mediaeval Studies from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, St Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario, and has been the recipient of multiple fellowships from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Summary

An important study of episcopal office and clerical identity in a socially and culturally dynamic region of medieval Europe. Focusing on the archdiocese of Reims during the sometimes turbulent century from 1050 to 1150, John S. Ott sheds light on the construction and representation of episcopal power and authority.

Product details

• Authors: John S Ott, John S. Ott, John S. (Portland State University) Ott, Ott John S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781108444637
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44463-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Europe, European History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Christian leaders & leadership, Church history, Religious and spiritual figures, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, RELIGION / Christian Living / Leadership & Mentoring