Anglo-Saxon Kingship and Political Power (eBook)

Rex gratia Dei

Kathrin McCann (Autor)

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2018
272 Seiten
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-78683-293-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This monograph explores the development of the Anglo-Saxon ‘king by the grace of God’, the concept of divinely bestowed kingship, and the subsequent ecclesiastical transformation of the ruler image (c.600 to 1016).

Autor

The main readers of this book will be lecturers and students of advanced or postgraduate level who are interested in the history of political thought with focus on Anglo-Saxon period; early medieval historians; Anglo-Saxonists; and will also appeal to diplomatists with an interest in Anglo-Saxon charters.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Timeline of Events
Introduction
Early Anglo-Saxon Politics
Diploma Politicum
The Anglo-Saxon Regina Gratia Dei
Reformers and Rulers
Rituals of King-Making
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Anglo-Saxon Kings
Appendix 2: Anglo-Saxon Archbishops
Appendix 3: Charter Elements
Table 1: Royal Styles
Table 2: Frequency of Legitimation Formulas
Table 3: Variants of Legitimation Formulas
Table 4: Historical Context
Table 5: Consecration Vocabulary in Charters
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Primary texts
Secondary texts
Websites

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.10.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Reihe/Serie: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Anglo • dei • gratia • Kingship • Political • Power • Rex • Saxon
• ISBN-10: 1-78683-293-3 / 1786832933
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78683-293-1 / 9781786832931