RT Book
T1 Rethinking the Carolingian reforms
A2 Westwell, Arthur ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Rembold, Ingrid 1988-
A2 Rhijn, Carine van
LA English
PP Manchester
PB Manchester University Press
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1831937867
AB The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of 'reform' or 'renaissance', where cultural and intellectual changes were imposed from above in a programme of correctio. This view leans heavily on prescriptive texts issued by kings and their entourages, foregrounding royal initiative and the cultural products of a small intellectual elite. However, attention to understudied texts and manuscripts of the period reveals a vibrant striving for moral improvement and positive change at all levels of society. This expressed itself in a variety of ways for different individuals and communities, whose personal relationships could be just as influential as top-down prescription. The often anonymous creators and copyists in a huge range of centres emerge as active participants in shaping and re-shaping the ideals of their world. A much more dynamic picture of Carolingian culture emerges when we widen our perspective to include sources from beyond royal circles and intellectual elites. This book reveals that the Carolingian age did not witness a coherent programme of reform, nor one distinct to this period and dependent exclusively on the strength of royal power. Rather, it formed a particularly intense, well-funded and creative chapter in the much longer history of moral improvement for the sake of collective salvation. --
SN 9781526149558
SN 9781526178787
K1 8. Jahrhundert (700 bis 799 n. Chr.)
K1 9. Jahrhundert (800 bis 899 n. Chr.)
K1 Carolingians
K1 Europäische Geschichte: Mittelalter
K1 Geschichte der Religion
K1 Geschichtsschreibung, Historiographie
K1 HISTORY / Historiography
K1 HISTORY / Medieval
K1 Historiography
K1 History of religion
K1 Medieval History
K1 Religion / Christianity / History
K1 Social & Cultural History
K1 Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
K1 Europe : Intellectual life : To 1500
K1 Karolingisches Reich
K1 Aufsatzsammlung