Clerics and Clansmen

The Diocese of Argyll Between the Twelfth and Sixteenth Centuries
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-18547-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 61, 418 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 839 g

Reihe: The Northern World

The Highlander has never enjoyed a good press, and has been usually characterised as peripheral and barbaric in comparison to his Lowland neighbour, more inclined to fighting than serving God. In Clerics and Clansmen Iain MacDonald examines how the medieval Church in Gaelic Scotland, often regarded as isolated and irrelevant, continued to function in the face of poverty, periodic warfare, and the formidable powers of the clan chiefs. Focusing upon the diocese of Argyll, the study analyses the life of the bishopric, before broadening to consider the parochial clergy – in particular origins, celibacy, education, and pastoral care. Far from being superficial, it reveals a Church deeply embedded within its host society while remaining plugged into the mainstream of Latin Christendom.

Zielgruppe

Academic libraries worldwide and public libraries in Scotland, and individuals interested in Gaelic Scotland or the medieval Church, the medieval priesthood and celibacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Macdonald, Iain

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
Figures
List of Tables
Tables
List of Maps
Maps
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on Nomenclature
Introduction
1 The Origins of the Bishopric of Argyll
2 The Late Medieval Bishopric and Ist Bishops
3 The Origins of the Clergy
4 Clerical Celibacy, Illegitimacy and Hereditary Succession
5 Education and Learning
6 Pluralism, Non-Residency and Pastoral Care
Conclusion
Appendix A Parochial fasti of the Diocese of Argyll to 1560
Appendix B List of University-Educated Benefijced Clergy by Institution
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Macdonald, Iain
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.