Diocesan Dominion
The Quest for Episcopal Authority in Medieval Iberia
$234.38
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2026
Summary
As Western Christendom expanded dramatically along its frontiers in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Church leaders debated how to organize and administer newly captured diocesan lands. These questions were especially pressing in the Iberian Peninsula, where conquests ushered in piecemeal, multidimensional processes of consolidation and integration in which lay and religious authorities sought to establish ecclesiastical institutions to govern territories containing Christian and non-Chris…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780271102443 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0271102446 |
| Author: | Thomas W. Barton |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Iberian Encounter and Exchange, 475–1755 |
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Thomas W. Barton
Thomas Barton is Professor of History at the University of San Diego. He is a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and the author of several award-winning books, including Constructing Christendom: Conquest and Diocese Formation in Medieval Iberia, Victory’s Shadow: Conquest and Governance in Medieval Catalonia, and Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon.
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