Scholars have long conveyed the notion of an antagonism between the 'regular Church' and the 'secular Church’. This vision was based on the preconceived idea of a clerical institution compromised – and thus weakened – by its ties to the world, from which only a reformed monasticism could preserve it from corruption. This interpretative framework, however, fails to reflect the ecclesiastical realities and experiences of the Tenth century, which were shaped by the close connections between monks and secular power, the permeability of different forms of religious life, and the demands for purity and reformist aspirations that extended well beyond the monastic sphere. The social relations between these two groups were not limited to conflict, but were equally characterized by collaboration and competition. Both secular and regular clergy also shared strategies of distinction aimed at asserting their membership within a dominant group and affirming the superiority of the whole clergy within the social order.
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Titolo del capitolo
Dans les pas de l’Église primitive? Église ‘régulière’ et Église ‘séculière’ au Xe siècle
Autori
Laurent Jégou, Isabelle Rosé
Lingua
Francese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1094-2.20
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Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Repenser le Xe siècle. États des lieux et perspectives / Ripensare il X secolo. Bilanci e prospettive
Curatori
Gianmarco De Angelis, Tiziana Lazzari
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
490
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1094-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1093-5
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979-12-215-1094-2
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979-12-215-1096-6
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Reti Medievali E-Book
ISSN della collana
2704-6362
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2704-6079