Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire
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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
[2019]
|
| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | The Early Medieval North Atlantic
|
| Further subjects: | B
Medieval / HISTORY
B Carolingians Conduct of life B monasticism B authority B church history B Carolingians B reforms |
| Online Access: |
Cover (Verlag) Cover (Verlag) Cover (Verlag) Volltext (Open access) Volltext (doi) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789462982642 |
| 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.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 Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Translations, Sources and Names -- Prologue. Great Expectations -- 1. Framing the Carolingian Reforms : The Early Years of Louis the Pious -- 2. A Model for Empire : The Councils of 813 and the Institutio Canonicorum -- 3. Monks on the Via Regia: The World of Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel -- 4. Caesar et abba simul : Monastic Reforms between Aachen and Aniane -- Epilogue. Imperial Responsibilities and the Discourse of Reforms -- Bibliography -- Index |
|---|---|
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 904853268X |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9789048532681 |