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Language & power in the early Middle ages /

The author introduces a discussion of the rush by nationalist philologists to rediscover the medieval roots of their respective vernaculars, the rivalry between vernacular languages and Latin to act as transmitters of Christian sacred texts and administrative documents, and the rather sloppy and ad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geary, Patrick J., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2013.
Colección:Menahem Stern Jerusalem lectures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Inventing the Linguistic Monuments of Europe
  • Religion and Language
  • Vernacular Language and Secular Power in Emerging Europe.