A Constellation of Authority by Kyle C Lincoln

A Constellation of Authority by Kyle C Lincoln

Examines the role of bishops in Castilian politics in the High Middle Ages, focusing on the reign of Alfonso VIII.

“A Constellation of Authority is a significant accomplishment from a promising young scholarBy piecing together the evidence of numerous cases into a coherent picture amidst the relative absence of existing literature, Lincoln demonstrates considerable acumen as well as intellectual courage. Readers will come away with an increased appreciation of the crucial role that bishops played in the social and political order of Castile, and indeed of all Latin Christendom, in the age of Alfonso VIII.”

—Sam Zeno Condera, SJ Church History

“A Constellation of Authority makes a valuable contribution to the history of the medieval Castilian church. It does not seek to fundamentally rewrite Castilian history, but instead seeks to help us modify our understanding of what it is possible to know about Castilian clerics and to utilize episcopal history in our understanding of the medieval world writ large. As such, it is an important addition to conversations on Castilian history and medieval church history.”

—Samuel A. Claussen Sixteenth Century Journal

“A very readable and well-researched series of case studies.”

—Jesse D. Mann The Medieval Review

“As a work of Iberian ecclesiastical history, A Constellation of Authority participates in the vigorous scholarly conversation of the last few decades. As a study of the twelfth-century Castilian episcopate, it is wholly original—its painstaking archival research has uncovered previously unknown documentary evidence.”

—Janna Bianchini, author of The Queen’s Hand: Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile

Kyle C. Lincoln is Assistant Professor of Pre-Modern European History and Interdisciplinary Humanities at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is coauthor of The Remaking of the Medieval World, 1204 and coeditor of King Alfonso VIII of Castile: Government, Family, and War.

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ISBN 13	9780271094373
ISBN 10	0271094370
Title	A Constellation of Authority
Author	Kyle C Lincoln
Series	Iberian Encounter And Exchange 475-1755 Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2023-01-03
Number of pages	230
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