The Formation of a Medieval Church: Ecclesiastical Change in Verona, 950-1150

by Maureen C. Miller

Overview

In this provocative account, Maureen Miller challenges traditional explanations of the process that changed the nature of religious institutions—and religious life itself—in the diocese of Verona during the early and central Middle Ages. Building on substantial archival research, she shows how demographic expansion, economic development, and political change helped transform religious ideals and ecclesiastical institutions into a recognizably "medieval" church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801428371
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	05/18/1993
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.81(d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Maureen C. Miller is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Bishop's Palace: Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy, also from Cornell, and Power and the Holy in the Age of the Investiture Conflict.

Editorial Reviews

In a well-argued and researched study, Maureen Miller has reexamined traditional interpretations of the medieval church in the period from 950 to 1150 through an analysis of the charters of the diocese of Verona, and she has found those interpretations inadequate.

Speculum

"In a well-argued and researched study Maureen Miller has reexamined traditional interpretations of the medieval church in the period from 950 to 1150 through an analysis of the charters of the diocese of Verona, and she has found those interpretations inadequate."—James R. Banker, Speculum

From the Publisher

Traces the emergence of a recognizably Medieval church in a diocese of northern Italy to demographic expansion, economic development, and political change, showing how an increasingly inclusive spirituality paralleled an increasingly hierarchical institution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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