| The Church and the Two Nations in Medieval Ireland Pbk Edition Contributor(s): Watt, J. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052161919X ISBN-13: 9780521619196 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2005 Annotation: This book examines the way in which the central English government dealt with Irish ecclesiastical matters from the time of the invasion and partial conquest of Ireland by Henry II in 1171 up to the Statute of Kilkenny. The struggle involved the king, the clergy in Ireland, both Irish and English, and the pope. Using manuscript material and printed sources, which have not been previously used for this purpose, Dr Watt shows how an attempt was made to ???colonize??? Ireland by ecclesiastical means, and traces the changing fates and fortunes of the ???two nations??? in their relations with one another. Dr Watt also deals very fully with the r??le played in the struggle by the religious orders, particularly the Cistercians and the friars, and with the effect which the English common law had on the Irish clergy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Western Europe - General - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology |
| Dewey: 262 |
| LCCN: 2005280223 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.76 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the way in which the central English government dealt with Irish ecclesiastical matters from the time of the invasion and partial conquest of Ireland by Henry II in 1171 up to the Statute of Kilkenny. The struggle involved the king, the clergy in Ireland, both Irish and English, and the pope. Using manuscript material and printed sources, which have not been previously used for this purpose, Dr Watt shows how an attempt was made to 'colonize' Ireland by ecclesiastical means, and traces the changing fates and fortunes of the 'two nations' in their relations with one another. Dr Watt also deals very fully with the r le played in the struggle by the religious orders, particularly the Cistercians and the friars, and with the effect which the English common law had on the Irish clergy. |