Rethinking authority in the Carolingian Empire ideals and expectations during the reign of Louis the Pious (813-828) / Rutger Kramer.
| Author/creator | Kramer, Rutger |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press B.V., [2019] |
| Description | 277 pages : map ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | The early medieval North Atlantic Early medieval North Atlantic. ^A1373552 |
| Abstract | "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"-- Publisher's Web site. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-273) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019389476 |
| ISBN | 9789462982642 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9462982643 hardcover |
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