BROTHERHOOD AND COMMUNITY ON THE EVE OF THE REFORMATION:
CONFRATERNITIES AND PARISH LIFE IN LIEGE, 1450-1540
by
David Henry Dieterich
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in The University of Michigan
1982
Doctoral Committee:
Professor Thomas N. Tentler, Chairman
Professor Marvin B. Becker
Professor Guy R. Mermier
Professor James A. Vann
Copyright © 1982 by D. Henry Dieterich
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Acknowledgements
Preface
The Origins of Christian Confraternities
Varieties of Medieval Confraternities
The Confraternity and the Parish
The Legacy of Medieval Liège
Economy and Society under Erard de la Marck
The Parish of Saint-Martin-en-Ile
The Confraternities of Liège
The Confraternity of Our Lady and the Blessed Sacrament
The Activities of the Confraternity
Demographics
Social Orders
Relations within the Confraternity
Offices outside the Confraternity
The Reformation in Liège
The Confraternity and the Parish
The Brotherhood in the Community
Manuscript Sources
Published Sources and Studies
Appendix A: Opportunities for Religious Community Life in Liège, 1400-1550
Appendix B: The Guilds of Liège
Appendix C: Money of Account Used in Liège
Appendix D: The Parishes of Liège