The making of the monastic community of Fulda, c.744 - c.900
"The monastic community of Fulda was one of the most powerful institutions in early medieval Europe. This book traces the development of the community from its foundation in the 740s over one and a half centuries, a period richly documented by a variety of texts and archaeological remains. Thes...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
: Cambridge Univ. Press
, c 2012
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought
Ser. 4, [83] |
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| Online Access: | Cover Rezension Rezension |
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The making of the monastic community of Fulda, c.744 - c.900 Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Janneke Raaijmakers, The making of the monastic community of Fulda, c. 744 - c. 900] Rezensiert in: The making of the monastic community of Fulda, c. 744–c. 900. By Janneke Raaijmakers. (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought. 4th Ser., 83.) Pp. xix+357 incl. 8 ills. New York–Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. £65. 978 1 107 00281 4 |
| Author Notes: | Janneke Raaijmakers |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The early years: Boniface; 2. After Boniface's death: from familia to institution; 3. Baugulf: the cultivation of learning, land and the church; 4. Ratger: church and conflict; 5. Eigil: new unity; 6. Hrabanus I: reform and record; 7. Hrabanus II: sins, saints and the stability of the realm; 8. Royal power and monastic prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
