medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 04/06/12, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> Connie Bouchard's assessment...
> namely, that "Without improper influence from laymen, the monks (and with them
> the bishops and even the pope) routinely advanced to the office of abbot
> relatives of men who had previously proved themselves in that position..."
>
> strikes me as just a WEE bit on the naive/superficial side.
>
> does anyone else here happen to think so?
An interesting question. As the formulation "improper influence from laymen" if not grossly tautologous implies at least the possibility of _proper_ influence from laymen, one wonders what Professor Bouchard would consider such proper influence to have been. Does she give examples? Was there lay investiture of abbots elsewhere in Burgundy during the period in question (C12-early C14)?
Best,
John Dillon
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