{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-hagiography-in-the-merovingian-kingdom-9781107658394","title":"The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains how Christianity influenced the government, how religion was flexible, and how literature became one of the most influential forces in early medieval Gaul. Its picture of post-Roman Europe as a philosophical, collaborative and experimental society will both attract and surprise fans of 'barbarian' and early Christian history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kreiner is both an engaging analyst of hagiography and an efficient guide through the 'real world' of Merovingian society. … provides us with a rich and subtle examination of the way that hagiographical literature could be constructed in the early Middle Ages.' Richard Sowerby, Early Medieval Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Hagiographical argument and legal culture; 2. The style and science of persuasion; 3. Double-scope narrative and the economy of government; 4. Property and community beyond the cult; 5. The Carolingian synthesis; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769019302231,"sku":"9781107658394","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107658394.jpg?v=1758719363","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-social-life-of-hagiography-in-the-merovingian-kingdom-9781107658394","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}