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Religious Franks: Religion and power in the Frankish Kingdoms: Studies in honour of Mayke de Jong
Rob Meens (Ed.)
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Description for Religious Franks: Religion and power in the Frankish Kingdoms: Studies in honour of Mayke de Jong
Paperback. A unique collection that offers fresh and original perspectives on some of the most important themes in Frankish history Editor(s): Meens, Rob; Raaijmakers, Janneke. Num Pages: 584 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This volume in honour of Mayke De Jong offers twenty-five essays focused upon the importance of religion to Frankish politics, a discourse to which De Jong herself has contributed greatly in her academic career. The prominent and internationally renowned contributors offer fresh perspectives on various themes such as the nature of royal authority, the definition of polity, unity and dissent, ideas of correction and discipline, the power of rhetoric and the rhetoric of power, and the diverse ways in which power was institutionalised and employed by lay and ecclesiastical authorities. As such, this volume offers a uniquely comprehensive and valuable ... Read more
This volume in honour of Mayke De Jong offers twenty-five essays focused upon the importance of religion to Frankish politics, a discourse to which De Jong herself has contributed greatly in her academic career. The prominent and internationally renowned contributors offer fresh perspectives on various themes such as the nature of royal authority, the definition of polity, unity and dissent, ideas of correction and discipline, the power of rhetoric and the rhetoric of power, and the diverse ways in which power was institutionalised and employed by lay and ecclesiastical authorities. As such, this volume offers a uniquely comprehensive and valuable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526118547
SKU
V9781526118547
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Ref
99-15
About Rob Meens (Ed.)
Dorine van Espelo is Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of History at Radboud University Nijmegen Bram van den Hoven van Genderen is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University Rob Meens is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University ... Read more
Reviews for Religious Franks: Religion and power in the Frankish Kingdoms: Studies in honour of Mayke de Jong
'The authors who have contributed to this volume must be particularly praised for the clarity and lucidity with which they present some often very obscure and esoteric topics. A tome of nearly six hundred pages can appear a daunting prospect, but the contributors make reading it nothing less than an intellectually stimulating pleasure that I hope many more scholars will ... Read more