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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture your friend might find the following editions of records relating to the Augustinian and Benedictine orders in England helpful: Chapters of the Augustinian Canons, ed. H.E. Salter (Oxford Historical Society) vol 74 (1922) (still available from Canterbury & York Society for £5) and Documents Illustrating the Activities of the General and Provincial chapters of the English Black Monks 1215-1540, ed. W.A. Pantin, 3 vols, Camden Society, 3rd series, vols. 45, 47, 54 (1931-7) Regards Rosemary Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "cecilia gaposchkin" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: [M-R] religious orders and general chapters > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear all, > A friend and colleague who is an economist has asked me for references > about > the organization of the medieval church, particularly the development of > what he wonders are early hints of "democratic procedures". I include his > query to me below, and ask that you might help me with appropriate > recommendations to him as to what to read. > Many thanks > Cecilia > > > "I'm looking for information on the organization of the medieval church, > especially the religious orders. I've seen hints that they pioneered > democratic procedures (majority voting, rules of order, etc). Also the > Cluny > reforms seem to have established a system of tighter administrative > control > over individual houses that may have been a model for later secular > administrations. Any suggestions?" > > > M.C.Gaposchkin, Ph.D. > History, Dartmouth College > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html