Cultural expressions of episcopal power 1070- c.1150

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" Cultural expressions of episcopal power 1070- c.1150 "
Lewandowski, CharlotteLewandowski, Charlotte

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	834866
Doc. No	:	TLets535264
Main Entry	:	University of Birmingham
Title & Author	:	Cultural expressions of episcopal power 1070- c.1150\ Lewandowski, CharlotteLewandowski, Charlotte
College	:	University of Birmingham
Date	:	2011
Degree	:	Thesis (Ph.D.)
student score	:	2011
Abstract	:	This thesis investigates cultural expressions of episcopal power in Anglo-Norman England. Bishops were powerful men who operated within a complex power structure. It addresses three key cultural themes: language, the body and space. Using a variety of source material this study offers a wide-ranging vision of episcopal power. It draws on a number of theoretical positions and confronts some of the most damaging historiographical narratives which have overshadowed the bishop. The central aim of this thesis is to investigate the performance of power. By studying how bishops used documents and rhetoric it is possible to understand episcopal power as a pragmatic force. In particular the symbols or representations of power are in fact acts of power which need to be interpreted within the broader historical context of post-Conquest England. Overall this thesis seeks to reposition bishops back in their cathedrals and in this way provide a comparative study of episcopal power.
Added Entry	:	University of Birmingham