Clerics and Clansmen - The Diocese of Argyll Between the Twelfth and Sixteenth Centuries

In Clerics and Clansmen Iain MacDonald examines the medieval diocese of Argyll in Gaelic Scotland between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, and the clergy who served within it, exploring their origins, clerical celibacy, education and pastoral care.

About the author

Iain G. MacDonald, Ph.D. (2009) in History, University of Glasgow, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the British Academy. He has written several articles on the late medieval Church in Argyll and Gaelic Scotland, and is currently researching Highland Hospitality.

Product details

• Authors: Iain Macdonald
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2013
• EAN: 9789004185470
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18547-0
• No. of pages: 468
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Northern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works