Religious Franks

Religion and power in the Frankish Kingdoms: Studies in honour of Mayke de Jong

584 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume in honour of Mayke De Jong offers twenty-five essays focused upon the importance of religion to Frankish politics, a discourse to which De Jong herself has contributed greatly in her academic career. The prominent and internationally renowned contributors offer fresh perspectives on various themes such as the nature of royal authority, the definition of polity, unity and dissent, ideas of correction and discipline, the power of rhetoric and the rhetoric of power, and the diverse ways in which power was institutionalised and employed by lay and ecclesiastical authorities. As such, this volume offers a uniquely comprehensive and valuable contribution to the field of medieval history, in particular the study of the Frankish world in the eighth and ninth centuries.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9781526118547
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2017
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Bram van den Hoven van Genderen, Rob Meens, Dorine van Espelo