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Kings, politics, and the right order of the world in German historiography c. 950-1150 / by Sverre Bagge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bagge, Sverre, 1942-
- Series:
- Studies in the history of Christian thought ; v. 103.
- Studies in the history of Christian thought, 0081-8607 ; v. 103
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers, Medieval.
- Church and state--Germany--History.
- Church and state.
- Investiture.
- Civilization, Medieval--Historiography.
- Civilization, Medieval.
- Middle Ages--Historiography.
- Middle Ages.
- Germany--History--843-1273--Historiography.
- Germany.
- Germany--Church history--843-1517.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (460 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A discussion of German historiography from around 950 to 1150, through a close examination of six works. It focuses on the narrative as an expression of the author's way of finding meaning in the sequence of events, and as evidence for their understanding of society, politics and human behaviour.
- Contents:
- Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Widukind of Corvey, Res gestae Saxonicae; Chapter Two: Thietmar of Merseburg, Chronicon; Chapter Three: Wipo, Gesta Chuonradi; Chapter Four: Lampert of Hersfeld, Annales; Chapter Five: Vita Heinrici IV; Chapter Six: Otto of Freising, Gesta Frederici; Conclusion From Germanic Chieftain to Christian Rex Iustus; Sources; Literature; Index of Names and Places; Index of Subjects
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46660-X
- 9786610466603
- 1-4175-9074-2
- 90-474-0136-0
- OCLC:
- 191931660
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