| The Proprietary Church in the Medieval West Contributor(s): Wood, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199552630 ISBN-13: 9780199552634 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 658.82 |
| Physical Information: 2.4" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (3.80 lbs) 1020 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines in what ways and how far medieval churches were treated as items of property. It ranges over most of Western Europe, from beginnings in the late Roman Empire and post-Roman kingdoms, into the Carolingian empire and its neighbours and successor states; and through the Gregorian reform, up to the late twelfth century when property in churches was patchily superseded by the canon-law right of patronage. The approach is as much social and religious as legal and administrative, and explores ideas and assumptions as well as practical exploitation and property dealings. |