IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 839: Religious and Laity in 12th-Century England
Tuesday 5 July 2016, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Rebecca Springer, Merton College, University of Oxford |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Janet Burton, School of Archaeology, History & Anthropology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| Paper 839-a | Shaping Knowledge in 12th-Century Cartularies: The Case of the Codex Wintoniensis (Language: English) Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism |
| Paper 839-b | The 'parvulis' and Religious Responsibility to the Laity in Baldwin of Forde's Liber de sectis hereticorum (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 839-c | Augustinian Canons and Pastoral Care in Late 12th-Century English Localities (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Local History, Religious Life, Sermons and Preaching |
| Abstract | This session explores interactions between the religious and lay people in 12th-century England through a variety of textual approaches. Paper -a examines the Codex Wintonieniensis, an early 12th-century Winchester cartulary, as a literary document, with the text's form and structure revealing the ways in which the Winchester community used its past to shape contemporary relationships. Paper -b discusses Baldwin of Forde's views on the definition and treatment of heresy in his Liber de sectis hereticorum, highlighting Baldwin's understanding of the relationships between religious authorities, the clergy, and the laity within the ideal of a unified church. Paper -c analyses some late 12th-century Augustinian texts in the religious landscapes where their authors lived and worked in order to describe the pastoral roles and strategies of the regular canons in localities such as Oxford, London, and Northampton. |