Penitential State

Name: Penitential State
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521205207
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Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840

Autor: Mayke de Jong

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Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: Cambridge University Press

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In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a re...

Informacje o książce

Autor

Mayke de Jong

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2011

strony

340

EAN

9780521205207

ISBN

0521205204

Enbook ID

02025615

Wydawca

Cambridge University Press

Waga

524

Wymiary

230 x 155 x 19

Pełny opis

In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons. This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later, he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis' reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was enhanced by atonement.

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