2018
Communicating solutions to the Great Western Schism in 1380s France
HAYTON, Magda and Robert Laurence John SHAWBasic information
Original name
Communicating solutions to the Great Western Schism in 1380s France
Authors
HAYTON, Magda (124 Canada) and Robert Laurence John SHAW (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2018, 0076-5872
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Field of Study
60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher
Canada
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
References:
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14210/18:00124801
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85066616630
Keywords in English
Great Western Schism; France; clandestine; Hildegard of Bingen; Pierre Pocquet; Simon du Bosc
Tags
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International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 30/3/2023 17:52, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Abstract
V originále
This article argues that despite an official royal ban on discussing solutions to the Great Western Schism (1378-1417) in France from 1381 to approximately 1392, conversation continued, employing new literary and rhetorical forms and new back-channels of communication. Two major discourses are examined: that of Hildegardian prophecy and one that took place amid the monastic reform activity of the French Celestines; the works considered include an anonymous epistola diaboli, excerpts from twelfth-century apocalyptic prophecies, a monastic vita Christi text and an allegorical travel narrative. The conversants identified include Pierre d'Ailly, Simon du Bosc, Pierre Pocquet, Philippe de Mezieres, and Pierre de Luxembourg. The clandestine conversation perpetuated by these well-connected men played a key role in modifying the discourse surrounding the Schism by enhancing its existential and subversive qualities and, once the ban was lifted, became an influential part of public discourse.