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The Peace of God : social violence and religious response in France around the year 1000 /

During the dissolution of the former Carolingian Empire, warfare and plunder went unchecked. An innovative response to this violence was the Church-led initiative known as the Peace of God, perhaps history's earliest mass peace movement. In the thirteen essays collected here, leading scholars c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Head, Thomas (Thomas F.), Landes, Richard, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the dissolution of the former Carolingian Empire, warfare and plunder went unchecked. An innovative response to this violence was the Church-led initiative known as the Peace of God, perhaps history's earliest mass peace movement. In the thirteen essays collected here, leading scholars consider key aspects of the movement and episodes in its history.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 364 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501725562
1501725564