History A-Level
Clerical hierarchy
What Clerical hierarchy means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Clerical hierarchy
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A structure from the Pope down to archbishops, bishops and parish priests, which mirrored feudal society and controlled vast wealth.
Topics that use Clerical hierarchy
- 2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The condition of the Church, c1500–1517 (AQA A-Level)
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- Clerical Authority
- Everyday religious experience and devotion
- Institutional corruption and moral decay
- Religious reform and intellectual movements
- Salvation and Grace
- Social tensions and anti-clericalism
- The tension between institutional abuse and popular faith
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