>Kellie,
>
>I am writing my thesis on monasticism in 12th c. Scotland, where the
>records don't illuminate much on priestly celibacy/ concubinage. There are,
>however, many cases of "nepotes" of bishops. If you're looking at England,
>however, with an eye to choosing a monastery, you may want to glance at a
>new book by Emma Cownie entitled _Religious Patronage in Anglo-Norman
>England_. It actually begins well before the invasion.
>And as a more open question, has anyone come across "nepotes" of bishops.
>If so, is this to be taken literally, or can this represent other younger
>relatives like nephews?
>Thanks,
>Matthew Hammond
>University of Texas
>
Nepos literally means either grandson *or* nephew, if memory
serves... So I think your question is-- might this be a blanket term
for younger relatives who are not sons?
Your suggestion that these nepotes might actually be the sons
(illegitimate of course according to the Gregorian reformers) is
particularly interesting to me, as I have suspected something of the
sort myself. I believe that, until very recently, nephew served as a
well understood euphemism for bastard son in France. Of course this
is all *highly* speculative... and perhaps really unresolvable. It
would be interesting to know if anyone else has had this perception,
however.
Cheers,
Nicole
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Nicole Morgan Schulman
Assistant Professor of History, Ohio Wesleyan University
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