Separating the Secular from the Spiritual: Wives, Sons and Clients of the Clergy in Late Antique "Hispania"
Like elsewhere in the Latin West, by the mid-seventh century, holding episcopal office in northwestern Hispania had become honorable not only in spiritual terms, but also for the access to revenue and prestige it provided. This paper uses written and material sources to argue that some bishops merge...
| Subtitles: | Behind the Bishop’s back. The middle and lower clergy in Late Antiquity |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brepols
[2019]
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| In: |
Sacris erudiri
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Pages: 339-359 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iberian Peninsula (Nordwest)
/ Clergy
/ Hierarchy
/ Family
/ Dependence
/ History 500-700
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBH Iberian Peninsula RB Church office; congregation |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |