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Morality and masculinity in the Carolingian empire /
"What did it mean to be a Frankish nobleman in an age of reform? How could Carolingian lay nobles maintain their masculinity and their social position, while adhering to new and stricter moral demands by reformers concerning behaviour in war, sexual conduct and the correct use of power? This bo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;
4th ser., 81. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "What did it mean to be a Frankish nobleman in an age of reform? How could Carolingian lay nobles maintain their masculinity and their social position, while adhering to new and stricter moral demands by reformers concerning behaviour in war, sexual conduct and the correct use of power? This book explores the complex interaction between Christian moral ideals and social realities, and between religious reformers and the lay political elite they addressed. It uses the numerous texts addressed to a lay audience (including lay mirrors, secular poetry, political polemic, historical writings and legislation) to examine how Biblical and patristic moral ideas were reshaped to become compatible with the realities of noble life in the Carolingian empire. This innovative analysis of Carolingian moral norms demonstrates how gender interacted with political and religious thought to create a distinctive Frankish elite culture, presenting a new picture of early medieval masculinity"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-386) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139190794 1139190792 9781139188197 1139188194 9781139017473 1139017470 9786613384010 6613384011 9781139185899 1139185896 1139179756 9781139179751 1107227569 9781107227569 1283384019 9781283384018 1139189492 9781139189491 1139183575 9781139183574 |