Augustine and the Art of Ruling in the Carolingian Imperial Period - Political Discourse in Alcuin of York and Hincmar of Rheims

Informationen zum Autor Sophia Moesch is currently an SNSF-funded postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford, working on a project entitled ‘Developing Principles of Good Governance: Latin and Greek Political Advice during the Carolingian and Macedonian Reforms’. She completed her PhD in History at King’s College London. Zusammenfassung This volume is an investigation of how Augustine was received in the Carolingian period, and the elements of his thought which had an impact on Carolingian ideas of ‘state’, rulership and ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Tables Note on the Text Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction I. Augustine of Hippo Influences on the ‘De Civitate Dei’ Augustine’s Stance on Worldly Rule and His Assessment of Politically Organised Communities in the ‘De Civitate Dei’ Concepts of Augustinian Political Thought Dispensatio Felix/Felicitas and Beatus/Beatitudo Iustitia and Pax II. Alcuin of York Alcuin’s Direct Use of Augustine in the ‘Epistolae’ Alcuin’s Indirect Use of Augustine: His Stance on Worldly Rule and Recourse to Augustine’s Terminology III. Hincmar of Rheims Hincmar’s Direct Use of Augustine in the ‘Epistolae’ Hincmar’s Indirect Use of Augustine: His ‘Expositiones ad Carolum Regem’ and ‘De Regis Persona et Regio Ministerio’ Conclusion Carolingian Political Thought c. 800–c. 900 Alcuin’s and Hincmar’s Uses of Augustine in the Light of Changing ‘State-Church’ Relations Index

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• Authors: Sophia Moesch, Sophia Mosch, Sophia Mösch, Moesch Sophia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780815361602
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-6160-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Medieval History, Church history, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Medieval Western philosophy