The Role of Bishops in Icelandic Society (1056–1211)
Political and Social Aspects of Activities
978-3-639-10688-6
3639106881
92
2009-01-07
49.00 €
eng
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The Church played an important role the history of
Icelandic Commonwealth (930–1264). Although
prestigious, the Church wielded little power of its
own; although wealthy, its influence was borrowed
from positions in the political realm. Yet, the heads
of the Icelandic Church remain under-appreciated and
rarely studied. Most of scholarly works had been
dealing with detached issues of political life or
sainthood of some bishops. However, this study
attempts to establish the characteristic features of
different activities of high ecclesiastic from the
middle of the 11th – to the beginning of the 13th
century. Analysis of the bishops’ role in conflicts,
lawmaking, and education seeks to examine
transformation of holy orders from the foundation of
the office in Iceland to the beginning of the civil
wars’ period. In addition, this book intends to cast
new light on the mechanism of the bishops’ influence
and the background to their politics.
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