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Author Parish, Helen L.

Title Clerical celibacy in the West, c.1100-1700 [electronic resource] / Helen Parish.

Imprint Farnham [Surrey, England] ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2010.

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Description viii, 282 p.
Series Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: For the sake of the kingdom of heaven : shaping the celibacy debate -- If there is one faith, there must be one tradition : clerical celibacy and marriage in the early church -- Preserving the ancient rule and apostolic perfection : celibacy and marriage in East and West -- A concubine or an unlawful woman : celibacy, marriage, and the Gregorian reform -- In marriage they will live more piously and honestly : debating clerical celibacy in the pre-Reformation church -- The whole world and the devil will laugh : clerical celibacy and married priests in the Age of Reformation -- Contrary to the state of their order and the laudable customs of the church : clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church after the Reformation -- Conclusion: One of the chief ornaments of the Catholic clergy : celibacy in the modern church.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Celibacy -- Christianity -- History.
Clergy -- Sexual behavior.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780754639497 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781409402633 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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