Penitential State - Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840

Informationen zum Autor Mayke de Jong is Professor of Medieval History in the Department of History and Art History! University of Utrecht. Klappentext An evaluation of Emperor Louis the Pious' reign which examines Louis' public penance of 833. Zusammenfassung An evaluation of Emperor Louis the Pious' reign which examines the background and context of Louis' public penance in 833. Through a profound re-reading of contemporary texts that reflected on legitimate authority in times of crisis! Mayke de Jong reveals that self-humiliation served to enhance royal authority. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: the penitential state; 1. Louis the Pious (778-840); 2. Ninth-century narratives; 3. Admonitio, correptio, increpatio; 4. The wages of sin (828-829); 5. Purity and danger (830-831); 6. Scandal and satisfaction (832-834); Epilogue: the penitential state after Louis the Pious.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mayke de Jong, Mayke de Jong
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521881524
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88152-4
• Pagine: 340
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE