Leaders of the Anglo-Saxon Church: From Bede to StigandAlexander R. Rumble Boydell Press, 2012 - 204 pages Essays bring out the important and complex roles played by Anglo-Saxon churchmen, including Bede and lesser-known figures. Both episcopal and abbatial authority were of fundamental importance to the development of the Christian church in Anglo-Saxon England. Bishops and heads of monastic houses were invested with a variety of types of power and influence. Their actions, decisions, and writings could change not only their own institutions, but also the national church, while their interaction with the king and his court affected wider contemporary society. Theories of ecclesiastical leadership were expounded in contemporary texts and documents. But how far did image or ideal reflect reality? How much room was there for individuals to use their office to promote new ideas? Contributors: Alexander R. Rumble, Nicholas J.Higham, Martyn J. Ryan, Cassandra Rhodes, Allan Scott McKinley, Dominik Wassenhoven, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Debby Banham, Joyce Hill. |
Table des matières
Church Leadership and the AngloSaxons | 1 |
1 Bede and the Early English Church | 25 |
2 Archbishop Ecgberht and his Dialogus | 41 |
Suckling from the Male Breast | 61 |
4 Understanding the Earliest Bishops of Worcester c 660860 | 77 |
5 The Role of Bishops in AngloSaxon Succession Struggles 955 978 | 97 |
Portraits of AngloSaxon Church Leaders | 109 |
Bishop Æthelwold Reforming Ideology and Communication by Signs | 129 |
8 Wulfsige of Sherbornes Reforming Text | 147 |
Ælfheah and Stigand Bishops Archbishops and Victims | 165 |
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Backcover
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