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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Abbots"”.
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Mystical Relations: A Study of Feminine Relationships with Christ in the High Middle Ages and Beyond
… by women and men, nuns and monks, abbesses and abbots. This is not to say that Christ was not physically and anatomically male, rather that his nature and flesh are associated with femininity. The concept of Christ as a female figure is especially prevalent in the late Middle Ages, notably in …
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Religion and the French Constitution of 1791
… had been part of the feudal system; her bishops, abbots, members of cathedral chapters, and university professors often ranked among the feudal lords. The dominating will of Richelieu had brought territorial possessions directly under the royal sway, but many feudal rights were still retained by …
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Intellectual Networks and Royal Legitimacy: Religious Intellectuals and English Kings Between Conversion and the Rise of Wessex
… they gained preferred appointments as abbots and bishops, bolstering their religious authority in order that they might better bolster their kings’ religious authority. This symbiotic relationship between royal and ecclesiastic authority enabled the kings of this period to create …
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Teacher Practice, Curriculum, and Children's Moral Development in Buddhist Temple Preschools in Thailand
… sites. Participants for interview included three abbots and one head nun, four principals, and twelve teachers. Participants for observations included four teachers of third year classes in each preschool. The study concentrated on four research questions: (a) what are the elements of the …
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The céli Dé and ecclesiastical government in Ireland in the eighth and ninth centuries
… kings of Tara to control the appointment of the abbots of Armagh is provided in an effort to indicate how they sought to establish a centralised secular authority on the basis of the acknowledged authority of Armagh.
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Clerics, Courts, and Legal Culture in Early Medieval Italy, c. 650 - c. 900
… patriarchs of Aquileia and Grado, between the abbots of Nonantola and neighboring bishops, and those within the diocese of Lucca.
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Innovation in Tradition: Gregory the Great's Use of Classical and Patristic Thought in His Commentary on the Song of Songs
… of its erotic imagery and sexual content, abbots and monks worried that reading this book would threaten their chastity and thereby threaten their salvation as a whole. Ascetics like Augustine preferred to use the text in parts while explaining other Scriptures or in their own works on the …
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An Ecclesiastical Institution in Medieval Munster: A Study of Emly to c. 1100
This thesis provides a critical history of Emly, a prominent ecclesiastical institution in central Munster purportedly founded by St Ailbe in the fifth or sixth century. While it is a common refrain that Emly was the most important church in early medieval Munster, it has yet to receive a dedicated …