Paperback. This volume in honour of Mayke De Jong offers twenty-five essays focused upon the importance of religion to Frankish politics, a discourse to which De Jong herself has contributed greatly in her academic career. The prominent and internationally renowned contributors offer fresh perspectives on various themes such as the nature of royal authority, the definition of polity, unity and dissent, ideas of correction and discipline, the power of rhetoric and the rhetoric of power, and the diverse ways in which power was institutionalised and employed by lay and ecclesiastical authorities. As such, this volume offers a uniquely comprehensive and valuable contribution to the field of medieval history, in particular the study of the Frankish world in the eighth and ninth centuries. -- . A unique collection that offers fresh and original perspectives on some of the most important themes in Frankish history Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Religious Franks (Paperback)
Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1526118548
ISBN 13: 9781526118547
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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This volume in honour of Mayke De Jong offers twenty-five essays focused upon the importance of religion to Frankish politics, a discourse to which De Jong herself has contributed greatly in her academic career. The prominent and internationally renowned contributors offer fresh perspectives on various themes such as the nature of royal authority, the definition of polity, unity and dissent, ideas of correction and discipline, the power of rhetoric and the rhetoric of power, and the diverse ways in which power was institutionalised and employed by lay and ecclesiastical authorities. As such, this volume offers a uniquely comprehensive and valuable contribution to the field of medieval history, in particular the study of the Frankish world in the eighth and ninth centuries.

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Dorine van Espelo is Researcher and Lecturer in the Department of History at Radboud University Nijmegen

Bram van den Hoven van Genderen is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University

Rob Meens is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University

Janneke Raaijmakers is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University

Irene van Renswoude is Researcher in the Department of History of Science at Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (ING - KNAW), The Hague

Carine van Rhijn is Lecturer in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University

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