Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval Germany, c.936–1075 - Rilegato

Bernhardt, John W.

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ISBN 10: 0521394899 ISBN 13: 9780521394895

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Riassunto

In examining the relationship between the royal monasteries in tenth- and eleventh-century Germany and the German monarchs, this book assimilates a great deal of European scholarship on a central problem - that of the realities and structures of power. It focuses on the practical aspects of governing without a capital and while constantly in motion, and on the payments and services which monasteries provided to the king and which in turn supported the king's travel economically and politically. Royal-monastic relations are investigated in the context of the 'itinerant kingship' of the period to determine how this relationship functioned in practice. It emerges that German rulers did in fact make much greater use of their royal monasteries than has hitherto been recognised.

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"...for anyone interested in medieval life and thought, his [Bernhardt's] book is indispensable." The Catholic Historical Review

"The series in which John Bernhardt's book appears has provided us with some of the best monographs on the Middle Ages that have been written in English in recent years. His work, enriched by genealogical tables and maps, is a worthy addition to the series." Patricia DeLeeuw, Church History

"He [Bernhardt] carefully qualifies the strength of his evidence, clearly saying when his argument is certain, what is difficult to estimate, and where it is impossible to determine. He acknowledges the controversies among historians and judiciously defends his own views through his evidence. And he carefully defines his terms, so that even a nonspecialist can follow his clear and careful reasoning." Speculum

"This is an outstanding, original book. Bernhardt takes some things we have long known, adds a wealth of meticulous new research, and refashions old arguments in persuasive ways." Thomas F. X. Noble, Religious Studies Review

Descrizione del libro:

This book assimilates a great deal of European scholarship on the realities and structures of power. It examines an important aspect of early medieval government, itinerant kingship, and shows how monasteries and convents in tenth- and eleventh-century Germany lent it crucial economic and political support.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521394899
• ISBN 13: 9780521394895
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 400