The manly priest : clerical celibacy, masculinity, and reform in England and Normandy, 1066-1300

The manly priest : clerical celibacy, masculinity, and reform in England and Normandy, 1066-1300 / Jennifer D. Thibodeaux.

The Manly Priest examines the clerical celibacy movement in medieval England and Normandy, which produced a new model of religious masculinity for the priesthood and resulted in social tension and conflict as traditional norms of masculine behavior were radically altered for this group of men.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thibodeaux, Jennifer D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
To 1500
Clergy > England > Social conditions > History > To 1500.
Clergy > France > Normandy > Social conditions > History > To 1500.
Celibacy > England > History > To 1500.
Celibacy > France > Normandy > History > To 1500.
Celibacy > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Masculinity > England > History > To 1500.
Masculinity > France > Normandy > History > To 1500.
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History > To 1500.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ecclesiology.
Celibacy
Celibacy > Christianity
Clergy > Social conditions
Masculinity
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity
England
France > Normandy
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:The Manly Priest examines the clerical celibacy movement in medieval England and Normandy, which produced a new model of religious masculinity for the priesthood and resulted in social tension and conflict as traditional norms of masculine behavior were radically altered for this group of men.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812291940
0812291948
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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