Rethinking the Carolingian reforms (eBook)

Ingrid Rembold, Carine van Rhijn, Arthur Westwell (Herausgeber)

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2023
296 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4956-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of 'reform' or 'renaissance', where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio. This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite. However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society. This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription. The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.4.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-4956-7 / 1526149567
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-4956-5 / 9781526149565