Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire : Ideals and Expectations during the Reign of Louis the Pious (813-828) /

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 bro...

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Autor Principal: Kramer, Rutger (Author)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.
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Summary: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.00Taking 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.
Descrición Física:1 online resource (278 pages): map
ISBN:9789048532681
Acceso:Open Access