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First among abbots : the career of Abbo of Fleury / Elizabeth Dachowski.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dachowski, Elizabeth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abbo, of Fleury, Saint, approximately 945-1004.
- Abbo.
- Abbo, -- of Fleury, Saint, -- ca. 945-1004.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (319 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Presents a coherent picture of this multifaceted man with an emphasis on his political alliances and the political considerations that colored his earliest biographical treatment.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Map of the Abbo's World
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Making of a Monk
- 3. The Making of an Abbot
- 4. Regional Politics
- 5. Royal Politics
- 6. Papal Politics
- 7. Monastic Politics
- 8. The Making of a Martyr
- 9. Conclusion
- Chronology of Abbo's Life and Times
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-1690-7
- OCLC:
- 707925922
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