The Role of Bishops in Icelandic Society (1056 - 1211 ) - Kravchenko, Iryna
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The Church played an important role the history of Icelandic Commonwealth (930 1264). Although prestigious, the Church wielded little power of its own; although wealthy, its influence was borrowed from positions in the political realm. Yet, the heads of the Icelandic Church remain under-appreciated and rarely studied. Most of scholarly works had been dealing with detached issues of political life or sainthood of some bishops. However, this study attempts to establish the characteristic features of different activities of high ecclesiastic from the middle of the 11th to the beginning of the…mehr

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The Church played an important role the history of
Icelandic Commonwealth (930 1264). Although
prestigious, the Church wielded little power of its
own; although wealthy, its influence was borrowed
from positions in the political realm. Yet, the heads
of the Icelandic Church remain under-appreciated and
rarely studied. Most of scholarly works had been
dealing with detached issues of political life or
sainthood of some bishops. However, this study
attempts to establish the characteristic features of
different activities of high ecclesiastic from the
middle of the 11th to the beginning of the 13th
century. Analysis of the bishops role in conflicts,
lawmaking, and education seeks to examine
transformation of holy orders from the foundation of
the office in Iceland to the beginning of the civil
wars period. In addition, this book intends to cast
new light on the mechanism of the bishops influence
and the background to their politics.
Autorenporträt
Iryna Kravchenko (1981), Magister: Medieval History at Kyiv
National Taras Shevchenko University, M.Phil.: Medieval Nordic
History at Oslo University.