Making of the Monastic Community of Fulda, C.744-C.900

A well-integrated and sophisticated investigation into the development of religious life in an influential early medieval monastic community.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The early years: Boniface; 2. After Boniface's death: from familia to institution; 3. Baugulf: the cultivation of learning, land and the church; 4. Ratger: church and conflict; 5. Eigil: new unity; 6. Hrabanus I: reform and record; 7. Hrabanus II: sins, saints and the stability of the realm; 8. Royal power and monastic prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Janneke Raaijmakers is a Lecturer, Medieval History at the Universiteit Utrecht.

Summary

The monastic community of Fulda was one of the most powerful institutions in early medieval Europe. Tracing its development from its foundation in the 740s over 150 years, this interdisciplinary study presents a vivid picture of life in this monastery and also in early medieval religious communities in general.

Product details

• Authors: Janneke Raaijmakers, Janneke (Universiteit Utrecht Raaijmakers, Raaijmakers Janneke
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2014
• EAN: 9781107460201
• ISBN: 978-1-107-46020-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism