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A sacred kingdom : bishops and the rise of Frankish kingship, 300-850 / Michael Edward Moore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Michael Edward.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval and early modern canon law
- Studies in medieval and early modern canon law ; v. 8
- Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franks--Kings and rulers.
- Franks.
- Bishops--France--History--To 1500.
- Bishops.
- Councils and synods--France--History--To 1500.
- Councils and synods.
- France--Church history--To 987.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on the records of nearly 100 bishops' councils spanning the centuries, alongside royal law, edicts, and capitularies of the same period, this study details how royal law and the very character of kingship among the Franks were profoundly affected by episcopal traditions of law and social order.
- Contents:
- Governing the people of God
- The spirit of the Gallican councils
- Bishops and the "nations"
- The dignity of power
- Occupation of the center
- Missionary war and reform of kingship
- Heresy and consensus
- A kingdom of the faithful
- The end of unity: the abomination of desolation
- Conclusion: yoking the bull.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-426) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-1937-X
- OCLC:
- 1016609891
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