Local Priests in the Latin West, 9001050

Offers a new perspective on the major historical problems surrounding the paradigms of Carolingian reform and Gregorian reform. It will interest students and scholars of the Middle Ages and those interested in the organisation of religious and ecclesiastical practices. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. What is a local priest?; 2. Property; 3. Families; 4. Collective action; 5. Accounting to the Bishop; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Indices.

About the author

Alice Hicklin is a postdoctoral research associate at King's College London. Her current research focuses on the social and economic world of northern French poet-composers, viewed through the documentary culture of northern France in c. 1150–1250.Steffen Patzold is Professor of History at the University of Tübingen. His books include Episcopus (2008) and Presbyter (2020). He is a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.Bastiaan Waagmeester is a postdoctoral researcher at the Freie Universität Berlin. His current research focuses on medieval written culture. His monograph Pastoral Works: Priests, Books, and Compilatory Practices in the Carolingian Period is forthcoming.Charles West is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Reframing the Feudal Revolution (2013) and The Fall of a Carolingian Kingdom (2023). He is Co-ordinating Editor of the journal Early Medieval Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Hicklin, Alice (Kings College London) Patzold Hicklin, Patzold Steffen, Bastiaan Waagmeester, West Charles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9781009575355
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0957535-5
• No. of pages: 333
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, History of Religion, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Religious ministry and clergy, 10th century, c 900 to c 999, Early 11th century c 1000 to c 1050