Kniha Penitential State Mayke de Jong

Penitential State

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

Autor: Mayke de Jong
Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele
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In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a re...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2011
Stránek
340
EAN
9780521205207
ISBN
0521205204
Enbook ID
02025615
Hmotnost
524
Rozměry
230 x 155 x 19

Kompletní popis

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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