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A Sacred City: Consecrating Churches and Reforming Society in Eleventh-century Italy
Louis I. Hamilton
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hardcover. Through an examination of the rite and practice of consecrating (dedication) churches in eleventh-century Italy, A Sacred City examines how ritual was employed to foster the Gregorian reform and how sacred space shaped identity, generated conflict, and provoked a debate over symbolic meaning and ecclesiology among the reformers. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
The so-called Investiture Conflict was a watershed moment in the political life of the Latin West and the history of the papacy. Occurring at a time of rapid social change and political expansion, the eleventh-century reform movement became a debate centered on a ritual: the investment of bishops with the signs of their sacred and secular authority. The consecration of bishops, however, was only one of several contemporaneous conflicts over the significance of consecrations. Less well known is that which occurred over the dedication of churches. This book provides an examination of the consecration, placing the ... Read more
The so-called Investiture Conflict was a watershed moment in the political life of the Latin West and the history of the papacy. Occurring at a time of rapid social change and political expansion, the eleventh-century reform movement became a debate centered on a ritual: the investment of bishops with the signs of their sacred and secular authority. The consecration of bishops, however, was only one of several contemporaneous conflicts over the significance of consecrations. Less well known is that which occurred over the dedication of churches. This book provides an examination of the consecration, placing the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Manchester Medieval Studies
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719080265
SKU
V9780719080265
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About Louis I. Hamilton
Louis I. Hamilton is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Drew University -- .
Reviews for A Sacred City: Consecrating Churches and Reforming Society in Eleventh-century Italy
This is an important work for any number of reasons: it is an extremely well-researched book that takes into account a wide range of sources and specialised literature on medieval liturgy, socio-religious history, commentary, canon law and the so-called Gregorian reform. It will fill a gap in the existing historiography of reform. Kathleen Cushing, English Historical Review, cxxvii. 528 (Oct. ... Read more