REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Latin Empire, Moral Authority, Pope Urban Ii
27 Feb 2016
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11:09 am: key concepts, medieval devotional practices it; crusades. Bernard of clairvaux, mendicant orders (friars, 2nd and 3rd orders) Doctrine and beliefs: filioque, characteristics of medieval christianity. People and institutions: the papacy, benedictines, cluny/cluniacs, citeaux/cistercians, Christians" ethics and events: great schism between e and w (1054) and the reason behind. Practices and pieties: sacraments, medieval devotional practices, holy wars. Cult of saints: relics, shrines, feast days, hagiography. Pope was center of intellectual activity but later moved to uni. Schism between the latin w and greek e in 1054. Papal primacy- whether pope could exercise power over the emperor/ruler; first in: medieval conflicts hierarchy. Creed meant to be unifying, but only half church accepts it. Military campaigns supported by christian interests to reverse islamic gains. Began in 1096 with pope urban ii. Contributes to division between e and w. Believed it was the holy thing to do, help with salvation: outcomes of the crusades lasted for 60 years.
