Clerics and Clansmen: The Diocese of Argyll between the Twelfth and Sixteenth CenturiesThe Highlander has never enjoyed a good press, and has been usually characterised as peripheral and barbaric in comparison to his Lowland neighbour, more inclined to fighting than serving God. In Clerics and Clansmen Iain MacDonald examines how the medieval Church in Gaelic Scotland, often regarded as isolated and irrelevant, continued to function in the face of poverty, periodic warfare, and the formidable powers of the clan chiefs. Focusing upon the diocese of Argyll, the study analyses the life of the bishopric, before broadening to consider the parochial clergy – in particular origins, celibacy, education, and pastoral care. Far from being superficial, it reveals a Church deeply embedded within its host society while remaining plugged into the mainstream of Latin Christendom. |
Contents
List of Figures | ix |
Figures | xi |
List of Tables | xix |
Tables | xxi |
List of Maps | xxxiii |
Maps | xxxv |
Acknowledgements | xli |
Abbreviations | xliii |
Chapter Two The Late Medieval Bishopric and Its Bishops | 61 |
Chapter Three The Origins of the Clergy | 109 |
Chapter Four Clerical Celibacy Illegitimacy and Hereditary Succession | 163 |
Chapter Five Education and Learning | 205 |
Chapter Six Pluralism NonResidency and Pastoral Care | 233 |
Conclusion | 265 |
Appendix A Parochial fasti of the Diocese of Argyll to 1560 | 271 |
Appendix B List of UniversityEducated Beneficed Clergy by Institution | 359 |
Note on Nomenclature | xlix |
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter One The Origins of the Bishopric of Argyll | 19 |
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