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The Legacy of Gildas: Constructions of Authority in the Early Medieval West

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posted on 2018-01-15, 21:57 authored by STEPHEN JAMES JOYCE
Perceptions of the early medieval Christian culture of the British Isles have long been shaped by a sense that this culture evolved away from the episcopal structures of the continental Roman Church immediately after the fall of the Roman Empire. Within the limited sources that describe this ‘Celtic Christianity’, the Briton Gildas emerges as a significant figure. In exploring the legacy of Gildas, this thesis demonstrates that the Christian culture of the British Isles in the early medieval period was neither idiosyncratic nor exceptional but, rather, connected to broader contestations over innovations in political and ecclesiastical authority in Western Europe.

History

Principal supervisor

Constant Jan Mews

Additional supervisor 1

Megan Cassidy-Welch

Year of Award

2018

Department, School or Centre

Historical Studies

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Arts