Diocesan Dominion
The Quest for Episcopal Authority in Medieval Iberia
$239.88
- Hardcover
284 pages
- Release Date
29 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: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Iberian Encounter and Exchange, 475–1755 |
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Critics Review
“In Diocesan Dominion, Barton continues to transform our understanding of medieval Christendom’s Iberian frontier. Drawing on decades of archival sleuthing, he vividly reconstructs the competing trajectories of the dioceses of Lleida and Tortosa, where the dogged quest for episcopal authority was continually beset by contested claims and costly concessions. With his characteristic attention to the subtleties and specificities of local experiences, Barton reveals the fraught dynamics that underlay the consolidation of Christian ecclesiastical institutions in newly conquered lands.”
—Rowan Dorin, author of No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe
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
- Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon
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