Morality and masculinity in the Carolingian empire

"What did it mean to be a Frankish nobleman in an age of reform? How could Carolingian lay nobles maintain their masculinity and their social position, while adhering to new and stricter moral demands by reformers concerning behaviour in war, sexual conduct and the correct use of power? This bo...

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Auteur principal: Stone, Rachel
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Collection:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 81.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Moral texts and lay audiences; 3. Warfare; 4. Imagining power; 5. Central power; 6. Personal power; 7. Power and wealth; 8. Marriage; 9. Sex; 10. Men and morality; Bibliography.