Reform and the Papacy in the Eleventh Century
Subtitle: Spirituality and Social Change (Manchester Medieval Studies)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: November 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780719058332
Subjects: Christian spiritual & Church leaders; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); Roman Catholic Church; History; History - General History; History: World; Christianity - History - Catholic; Medieval; History / Medieval; Christianity - Catholic; Sociology - General; Christian sociology; Middle Ages, 600-1500; Papacy; To 1309
Description: Focusing on how the papacy took an increasing role in shaping the direction of its own reform and that of society itself, this text also addresses the role of the Latin Church in Western Europe and how reformist writings sought to change the behaviour and expectations of the aristocracy.