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

Name: Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire. Ideals and Expectations during the Reign of Louis the Pious (813-828)
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By Rutger Kramer

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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.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 280
Release Date:: 2019-02-11
Publication Date:: 2019-02-11
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 9462982643
ISBN13:: 9789462982642
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 587 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 2 cm

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