Sex, Gender, and Episcopal Authority in an Age of Reform, 1000-1122, by Megan McLaughlin
Bernard Gowers
The history of the Latin church (or churches) during ‘long eleventh century’, culminating in 1122 Peace Worms, has received so much attention that angels might fear to tread on such crowded historiographical terrain. growth canon law, attacks simony, clerical marriage and lay investiture, changing nature papacy (exemplified struggles Gregory VII Henry IV), all generate ample material for debate. It is a brave soul who attempts produce an analysis touches upon this material, addressing well-known sources. Yet what monograph does, exploring notions sexuality gender writings about ecclesiastical politics. As such, it seeks supplement more familiar approaches era's religious history, social, political intellectual spheres. Megan McLaughlin acknowledges work previously been done project, but taken form articles, volume devoted systematic role debates something new.
The English Historical Review