Sustaining Belief: The Church of Worcester from c.870 to c.1100This book reconstructs the late Anglo-Saxon history of the church of Worcester, covering the period between Bishops Waerferth and Wulfstan II. Starting with an examination of the episcopal succession and the relations between bishops and cathedral community, the volume moves on to consider the development of the church of Worcester's landed estate, its extent and its organization. These are analysed in connection with the very significant measures taken in the eleventh century to preserve - and sometimes manipulate - the memory of past land transactions. Of paramount importance among such measures was the production of two cartularies - Liber Wigorniensis and Hemming's cartulary - respectively compiled at the beginning and at the very end of the eleventh century. Last but not least, the volume considers ecclesiastical organization and pastoral care in the diocese of Worcester, by looking at the relations between the cathedral church and the other churches in the diocese. Special attention is given to the payment of church dues and to such aspects of pastoral care as preaching, penance and visitation of the sick. Thanks to the combined analysis of these areas, the book offers a detailed picture of the main occupations (and preoccupations) of the late Anglo-Saxon church of Worcester in its interaction with society at large: from its tenants to its faithful, from the clergy in its diocese to its opponents in land disputes. |
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Contents
Archival Memory and RecordKeeping | |
Land Lordship and Justice | |
Ecclesiastical Organization and Pastoral Care | |
Conclusion | |
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Sustaining Belief: The Church of Worcester from C. 870 to C. 1100 Francesca Tinti Limited preview - 2010 |
Sustaining Belief: The Church of Worcester from C. 870 to C. 1100 Francesca Tinti No preview available - 2016 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sustaining Belief: The Church of Worcester from c.870 to c.1100 Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland |
| Author | Francesca Tinti |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1351896539, 9781351896535 |
| Length | 376 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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