IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1015: Monastic Houses of Brittany, I: Reconstruction, Reform, Norms, and Deviance
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 09.00-10.30
Sponsor: | 'Ancient Abbeys of Brittany' Project |
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Organiser: | Claude Lucette Evans, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto, Mississauga |
Moderator/Chair: | Kenneth Paul Evans, School of Administrative Studies, York University, Ontario |
Paper 1015-a | Abbayes bretonnes et sociétés aristocratiques en Bretagne XIe-XIIIe siècle: générosité et conflits (Language: Français) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Ecclesiastical History, Social History |
Paper 1015-b | Le pouvoir abbatial à Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé aux XIe et XIIe siècles: entre normes réformatrices et déviances (Language: Français) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Ecclesiastical History, Genealogy and Prosopography |
Paper 1015-c | Use and Abuse of Excommunication in Monasteries of the Dioceses of Saint-Brieuc and Tréguier (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Canon Law, Daily Life, Ecclesiastical History, Economics - General |
Abstract | Paper -a will focus on the relations of the 11th and 12th century foundations with the local aristocracy and on the nature of the links uniting the community to the founders. Paper -b will examine the conflicts caused by the contrast between the ideals of monastic reform which were present at the time of the foundation of Notre-Dame de Quimperlé and the influence of powerful families. Both of these papers will examine aspects of the reconstruction of Breton monasteries after the Norman raids, exploring the tensions between a desire for reform and worldly ambitions. Paper -c will focus on the use of excommunication by monastic houses as a way to enforce compliance in secular matters, especially the repayment of debts incurred. It will contrast their practice with the recommendations of synodal statutes. |