Priests and Their Books in Late Medieval Eichstätt

Priests and Their Books in Late Medieval Eichstätt
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781498548878
ISBN-13 : 1498548873
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Book Synopsis Priests and Their Books in Late Medieval Eichstätt by : Matthew Wranovix

Download or read book Priests and Their Books in Late Medieval Eichstätt written by Matthew Wranovix and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the acquisition and use of texts by the parish clergy in the diocese of Eichstätt between 1400 and 1520 to refute the amusing, but misleading, image of the lustful and ignorant cleric so popular in the satirical literature of the period. By the fifteenth-century, more widely available local schooling and increasing university attendance had improved the educational level of the clergy; priests were bureaucrats as well as pastors and both roles required extensive use of the written word. What priests read is a question of fundamental importance to our understanding of the late medieval parish and the role of the clergy as communicators and cultural mediators. Priests were entrusted with saying the Mass, preaching doctrine and repentance, honoring the saints, plumbing the conscience, and protecting the legal rights of the Church. They baptized children, blessed the fields, and prayed for the souls of the dead. What priests read would have informed how they understood and how they performed their social and religious roles. By locating and contextualizing the manuscripts, printed books, and parish records that were once in the hands of priests in the diocese, the author has found evidence for the unexpected: the avid acquisition of books; a theological awareness; and an emerging professional identity. This marks an important revision to the conventional view of a dramatic era marked by both the transition from manuscripts to printed books and the outbreak of the Reformation.


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