The Manly Priest by 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.
""The Manly Priest accomplishes what it sets out to do admirablyIt simultaneously traces the gradual progress of clerical reform in a region with rich documentation and adds a theoretical perspective concerning masculinity that deepens our understanding of the dynamics of reform, and as such it will be of interest to scholars of both subjects. For non-medievalists interested in the study of religion it represents a significant contribution to the study of the body and constructions of gender in religious thought; for medievalists it advances our understanding of a critical period in the formation of the Western Church."" * Journal of Religion *
"An important and convincing book-Thibodeaux adds to the literature on clerical marriage and clerical celibacy by firmly and consistently moving the issue of masculinity to the center. Indeed, she considers the model of clerical masculinity an important cause of the drive for clerical celibacy." * Hugh M. Thomas, University of Miami *
"We have known for a long time that the compulsory celibacy of priests was not universally approved in all times and all places. Thibodeaux shows exactly how contested this structure was by turning to one area of Europe (the Anglo-Norman realms) where documents survive for various levels at which the battle played out. This is a clear contribution to a growing area of interest within medieval, religious, and gender history that addresses a transitional period in the history of the western church." * Derek Neal, Nipissing University *
"An important and convincing book-Thibodeaux adds to the literature on clerical marriage and clerical celibacy by firmly and consistently moving the issue of masculinity to the center. Indeed, she considers the model of clerical masculinity an important cause of the drive for clerical celibacy." * Hugh M. Thomas, University of Miami *
"We have known for a long time that the compulsory celibacy of priests was not universally approved in all times and all places. Thibodeaux shows exactly how contested this structure was by turning to one area of Europe (the Anglo-Norman realms) where documents survive for various levels at which the battle played out. This is a clear contribution to a growing area of interest within medieval, religious, and gender history that addresses a transitional period in the history of the western church." * Derek Neal, Nipissing University *
Jennifer D. Thibodeaux is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She is the editor of Negotiating Clerical Identities: Priests, Monks and Masculinity in the Middle Ages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812247527 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812247523 |
| Title | The Manly Priest |
| Author | Jennifer D Thibodeaux |
| Series | The Middle Ages Series |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Year published | 2015-12-08 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Winner of Winner of 2016 Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship Book Prize 2021 |
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