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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Main Author: Raaijmakers, Janneke (Author)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press , c 2012
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought Ser. 4, [83]
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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.