Bishop and Chapter in Twelfth-Century England: A Study of the 'Mensa Episcopalis' (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 23)

Crosby, Everett U.

ISBN 10: 0521445078 / ISBN 13: 9780521445078

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bishop and Chapter in Twelfth-Century England: A Study of the 'Mensa Episcopalis' (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 23)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521445078
• ISBN 13: 9780521445078
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book is a study of the reformation in ecclesiastical politics in twelfth-century England whereby the cathedral chapter, by gradually gaining control of more of its own wealth and resources, increased its power and emerged as a community largely independent of the bishop. The story illuminates an important period in the internal life of the Church, when the obligations and rights of individuals and institutions were being given ever more precise definition, and when new views on Church doctrine and canon law, as well as on royal and papal interests, became the concern of many of the leading ecclesiastics of the day.

Book Description

This book is a study of the reformation in ecclesiastical politics in twelfth-century England whereby the cathedral chapter, by gradually gaining control of more of its own wealth and resources, increased its power and emerged as a community largely independent of the bishop.