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Religion and the Construction of Political Legitimacy in Medieval Europe with Lessons for Organizational Governance Arafah, Nasriani; Azkari, Ridha; Renaldi, Renaldi
Journal Social Humanity Perspective Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Journal Social Humanity Perspective
Publisher : Journal Social Humanity Perspective

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Abstract

This current enquiry questions the role of religion to political authority and organisational governance in medieval Europe utilising a qualitative historical research method and inference analysis to understand the level to which the ecclesiastical endorsement, ritual practice and institutionalised legitimacy affected the stability of political authority. These findings show that ecclesiastical power, that of the Church in the first place continued to provide the greatest means of legitimising rulers and often overshadowed military and fiscal capabilities in respect to determinate power. Symbolic customs and aboveboard punishments by the Church provided rulers with not only cultural rationalisation but also organisational entrenchment allowing weak polities to endure rule in the decades of warfare and scarcity. Taken together, these results emphasise the importance of legitimacy as a non-material resource in political and organisational systems to problematise materialist power explanations. In the light of management studies, similarities to current organisational practice can be drawn: contemporary business, much like its medieval equivalent, relies on symbolic capital, narrative processes and legitimacy to build power and to generate stability and strength. Thus, medieval Church can be considered one of the enlighteners in legitimacy management process that also helps to depict how in adherence to values, beliefs and institutional control is the basis of governance, regardless of the historical time.
Co-Authors Adnan Adnan Adrianza Putra Aglis Andhita Hatmawan Agus Dwi Churniawan Agus Dwi Churniawan, Agus Dwi Agus Purnama Ahmad Ridho Ismail Alfred Alfred Ali, Siti Arisya Nurfika Amarudin, Hamdan Angkat, Ramisah Anita Maharani Aprilia, Miranda Arafah, Nasriani Armanjaya, Satria Ayu Nabila Wardhani Siregar Azkari, Ridha Bahruddin Bahruddin Bintang Siabu citra, Citra Daerni, Yeni Damayanti, Putri Darmayanti, Lisda Deltri Dikwardi Eisenring Donny Dharmawan Endang Lastinawati, Endang Fanni Rozana Gandi, Suradji Hafil, Moh Hasibuan, Rizki Ananda Hidayatullah, Muh. Syarif Hilma, Tahta Hutabarat, Malfajri Iksan, Khoiril Jasman Jasman Jumarti, Jumarti Kadek Saputri Aryaningsih Kasih, Yuni Kiswara, Qodrat Larashaty, Anindita Aprilliana Magfira, Magfira Manumayangsa, Rahadi Marseyla Cristine pasanda MASRIYAH Mauren Azzahra Ma’arif, Syamsul Moh Amin, Moh Mohammad Sidiq Muhammad Ridwan Lubis Muhammad Rispan Affandi Muhammad Yani, Muhammad Munir, Nuraisa Murdiana, Sitti Murwani Wulansari Mutammimah, Heppy Mutiara Mutiara Nasruddin Nasruddin Nataniel, Raba Novi Shintia, Novi Pernantah, Piki Setri Pratama, Andik Putri, Meliyani Qodri, Lutfi Asnan Ramayuda, M. Agung Ratnanto, Guntur Wahyuni Rayhan Thoriq Ramadhan Resmi Resmi Riadhi, Zukhri Rini Amelia, Rini Safii, M. Safira, Alma Safitri, Aisyah Sampena, Iwan Doa Saputra, Dimas Sari, Felinda Sarie, Fatma Septianita, Septianita Setiati, Eka Putri Siti Hajar Sundari Retno Andani Suwondo, Juwita Purnami Restu Syukri, Fitriyani Tauran, Yeni Teguh Hilmansyah Tengku Mahardika Bima Kurniawan Tiara Putri Afriani Tiara, Tiara Toyib, Rozali Tri Sagirani Ummi Kulsum Viani Rizky Aziza Wijaya, Ardi Wulandari, Wingga Yanuar Al Fiqri Yuda Satria Nugraha Yulia Vioni Pasaribu yuliadarnita, yuliadarnita Zakia, Zahara Ziko Fajar Ramadhan, Ziko Fajar