UID:
edocfu_9959051980402883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9789048532681
Series Statement:
The Early Medieval North Atlantic
Content:
By the early ninth century, the responsibility for a series of social, religious and political reforms 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 this correctio ever further. These reformers knew they constituted a movement greater than the sum of its parts; the interdependence of imperial authority and ecclesiastical reformers was driven by comprehensive, yet surprisingly diverse expectations.Taking this diversity as a starting point, this book takes a fresh look at these optimistic decades. Extrapolating from a series of detailed case studies rather than presenting a grand narrative, it offers new interpretations of contemporary theories of 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 --
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Table of Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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A Note on Translations, Sources and Names --
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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.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048532681
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048532681
