{"product_id":"rethinking-authority-in-the-carolingian-empire-ideals-and-expectations-during-the-reign-of-louis-the-pious-813-828-9789462982642","title":"Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the early ninth century, the responsibility for a series of social, religious and political transformations had become an integral part of running the Carolingian empire. This became especially clear when, in 813\/4, Louis the Pious and his court seized the momentum generated by their predecessors and broadened the scope of these reforms ever further. These reformers knew they represented a movement greater than the sum of its parts; the interdependence between those wielding imperial authority and those bearing responsibility for ecclesiastical reforms was driven by comprehensive, yet still surprisingly diverse expectations. Taking this diversity as a starting point, this book takes a fresh look at the optimistic first decades of the ninth century. Extrapolating from a series of detailed case studies rather than presenting a new grand narrative, it offers new interpretations of contemporary theories of personal improvement and institutional correctio, and shows the self-awareness of its main instigators as they pondered what it meant to be a good Christian in a good Christian empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In his superb new monograph, Rutger Kramer investigates the origins and manifestations of the striking, consequential self-consciousness of the Carolingian episcopate and argues that it developed during the early years of Louis the Pious's reign. [1] [...] Explicit references to Carolingian self-consciousness appear on nearly every page of Kramer's study. What Kramer shows with astonishing clarity is the extent to which the \"Carolingian experiment\" was characterized by--indeed, was constituted by--a constant watching, and the implications of this surveillance.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Courtney M. Booker, \u003ccite\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/cite\u003e, 21.08.26 (2021) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"There is much to admire here. Kramer’s extensive research is reflected in the copious bibliography. [...] Kramer is clearly aware of the limitations of both his sources and his methodology, but he is also very attuned to the possibilities that this kind of case-study approach might offer.\" \u003cbr\u003e- Laura Wangerin, \u003ccite\u003eChurch History\u003c\/cite\u003e, Vol. 91, Iss. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS Prologue Great Expectations Chapter 1 Framing the Carolingian Reforms — The Early Years of Louis the Pious Building an Empire Communities and Discourse Communities Between Cloister and Court Chapter 2 A Model for Empire — The Councils of 813 and the Institutio Canonicorum The Road to 813 Teaching the Empire 'An Effort, not an Honour': Bishops and their Responsibilities Church Fathers in Aachen Correcting Communities Communicating Correctio Channelling Authority Chapter 3 Monks on the Via Regia: The World of Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel A Life in Context Directions for a King: The Via Regia Explaining A Way: The Expositio in Regulam Sancti Benedicti A Crowning Achievement: The Diadema Monachorum The Lives of Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel Chapter 4 Caesar et abba simul: Monastic Reforms between Aachen and Aniane The Emperor and the Monks On the Outside Looking In 'Armed with the Javelins of Debate': Benedict of Aniane goes to Court The Death of an Abbot Epilogue Imperial Responsibilities and the Discourse of Reforms","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473229418839,"sku":"9789462982642","price":116.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789462982642.jpg?v=1744905792","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-authority-in-the-carolingian-empire-ideals-and-expectations-during-the-reign-of-louis-the-pious-813-828-9789462982642","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}