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1 Online-Ressource (xii, 357 pages)
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ISBN:
9781107587649
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought 4th ser., 98
Content:
This study is the first to attempt a thorough investigation of the activities of the Columbanian congregation, which played a significant role in the development of Western monasticism. This was a new form of rural monasticism, which suited the needs and aspirations of a Christian elite eager to express its power and prestige in religious terms. Contrary to earlier studies, which viewed Columbanus and his disciples primarily as religious innovators, this book focuses on the political, economic, and familial implications of monastic patronage and on the benefits elite patrons stood to reap. While founding families were in a privileged position to court royal favour, monastic patronage also exposed them to violent reprisals from competing factions. Columbanian monasteries were not serene havens of contemplation, but rather active foci of power and wealth, and quickly became integral elements of early medieval statecraft.
Content:
Introduction -- 1. The Merovingians -- 2. The aristocracy -- 3. Monasteries as guardians of family memory -- 4. Monasteries as guardians of family property -- 5. Monastic identity -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107658424
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107064591
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107064591
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107658424
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Power and religion in Merovingian Gaul Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014 ISBN 9781107064591
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107064597
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107064591
Language:
English
Keywords:
Frankreich
;
Merowinger Dynastie : 400-751
;
Mönchtum
;
Patronage
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107587649
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