Edinburgh Research Archive logo

Edinburgh Research Archive

University of Edinburgh homecrest
View Item 
  •   ERA Home
  • History, Classics and Archaeology, School of
  • History and Classics PhD thesis collection
  • View Item
  •   ERA Home
  • History, Classics and Archaeology, School of
  • History and Classics PhD thesis collection
  • View Item
  • Login
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Conflict and authority in the eleventh-century Anglo-Norman Church: a case study of Lanfranc of Caterbury (c.1010-1089)

View/Open
Chang2022.pdf (2.425Mb)
Date
25/04/2022
Author
Chang, Jae-keong
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between conflict and authority in the Middle Ages by exploring how Lanfranc of Canterbury managed conflicts during his career and how his authority was changed by those processes. This thesis argues that during his career Lanfranc’s conflicts – theological, ecclesiastical, monastic, and political – threatened the different forms of his authority, including his charismatic authority, and that, by settling and managing these conflicts, in the end Lanfranc preserved and enhanced his authority. But it was his charismatic authority that led Lanfranc to attain positions in the Church and exercise other forms of authority, such as the institutional authority of Archbishop of Canterbury. However, Lanfranc was able to not only resolve his conflicts but also enhance his authority when he received recognition and support from his superiors – the kings of England and the papacy. In particular, without support from the king of England, Lanfranc could not exert his authority and settle conflicts. The connection between Lanfranc’s conflicts and these configurations of his authority demonstrates that authority in the Middle Ages, such as a charismatic leader’s authority, was established and preserved through the recognition and support from political and religious superiors, and that these superiors derived advantages by supporting these charismatic leaders. In other words, the settlement and management of conflicts in the Middle Ages reveal the close and mutual cooperative connection between charismatic leaders and their superiors.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1842/38888

http://dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/2142
Collections
  • History and Classics PhD thesis collection

Library & University Collections HomeUniversity of Edinburgh Information Services Home
Privacy & Cookies | Takedown Policy | Accessibility | Contact
Privacy & Cookies
Takedown Policy
Accessibility
Contact
feed RSS Feeds

RSS Feed not available for this page

 

 

All of ERACommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication TypeSponsorSupervisorsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication TypeSponsorSupervisors
LoginRegister

Library & University Collections HomeUniversity of Edinburgh Information Services Home
Privacy & Cookies | Takedown Policy | Accessibility | Contact
Privacy & Cookies
Takedown Policy
Accessibility
Contact
feed RSS Feeds

RSS Feed not available for this page