UID:
almahu_9949131920102882
Format:
1 online resource (279 pages)
ISBN:
90-485-3268-X
Series Statement:
The early medieval North Atlantic
Content:
"By the early ninth century, the responsibility for a series of social, religious and political transformations had become an integral part of running the Carolingian empire. This became especially clear when, in 813/4, Louis the Pious and his court seized the momentum generated by their predecessors and broadened the scope of these reforms ever further. These reformers knew they represented a movement greater than the sum of its parts; the interdependence between those wielding imperial authority and those bearing responsibility for ecclesiastical reforms was driven by comprehensive, yet still surprisingly diverse expectations. Taking this diversity as a starting point, this book takes a fresh look at the optimistic first decades of the ninth century. Extrapolating from a series of detailed case studies rather than presenting a new grand narrative, it offers new interpretations of contemporary theories of personal improvement and institutional correctio, and shows the self-awareness of its main instigators as they pondered what it meant to be a good Christian in a good Christian empire"--
Note:
Frontmatter --
,
Table of Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
,
A Note on Translations, Sources and Names --
,
Prologue. Great Expectations --
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1. Framing the Carolingian Reforms : The Early Years of Louis the Pious --
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2. A Model for Empire : The Councils of 813 and the Institutio Canonicorum --
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3. Monks on the Via Regia: The World of Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel --
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4. Caesar et abba simul : Monastic Reforms between Aachen and Aniane --
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Epilogue. Imperial Responsibilities and the Discourse of Reforms --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 94-6298-264-3
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
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Electronic books.
;
History.
;
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9789048532681
