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1 online resource (344 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; List of abbreviations; Introduction; The structure and argument of the book; Audience and reception; Historical method and a theory of cultural change; Chapter 1 Hagiographical argument and legal culture; The legal document; The vita; New views of justice: the regicide of 675; Chapter 2 The style and science of persuasion; The art of memory; Speech and psychology; Christianity and political order. |
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Chapter 3 Double-scope narrative and the economy of governmentRoyal economy in the histories; Episcopal responsibility and representation; The economy of government; Chapter 4 Property and community beyond the cult; Place and power in the historiography; The properties of property; The value of sacred space; Chapter 5 The Carolingian synthesis; New lives for Vedast and Leudegar; Merovingian saints in Carolingian collections; Appendix: The Merovingian manuscript evidence. |
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Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France Ms. Lat. 9550: Eucherius of Lyon's formulae, instructiones, and passio acaunensium martyrum, plus three lettersMaterials; Origin and provenance; Organization; Script; Mise en page and rhetorical presentation (for the passio); Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France Ms. Lat. 18315: vita wandregiseli; Materials; Origin; Provenance; Organization; Script; Mise en page and rhetorical representation; Bibliography; Manuscript sources; Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek; London, British Library; Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. |
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St. Gallen, StiftsbibliothekTrier, Domschatz; Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index. |
| Summary |
This book shows how a set of great stories changed the political playing field in an early medieval society. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
France -- History -- To 987 -- Historiography.
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 987 |
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Historiography. |
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Merovingians -- France -- History.
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Merovingians. |
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France -- History -- To 987 -- Sources.
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Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500.
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To 1500 |
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Christian hagiography. |
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Church and state -- France.
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Church and state. |
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France -- Civilization -- To 700.
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
To 700 |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- France. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Sources.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kreiner, Jamie. Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2014 9781107050655 |
| ISBN |
9781139922869 (electronic book) |
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1139922866 (electronic book) |
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9781107279605 (electronic book) |
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1107279607 (electronic book) |
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1306684374 |
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9781306684378 |
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9781107658394 (paperback) |
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9781139905343 |
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9781139911122 |
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9781107050655 |
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1107050650 |
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