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Prophecy and politics in the early Carolingian world / Andrew H. Sorber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sorber, Andrew H., 1986- author.
- Series:
- Apocalypse and the global Middle Ages
- Standardized Title:
- To avoid future peril
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authority--Religious aspects.
- Authority.
- Carolingians.
- Prophecy.
- Revelation.
- Power (Social sciences)--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Political culture--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Political culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 273 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Andrew Sorber is an assistant professor of Humanities and History at Southern Virginia University and the program coordinator for History. His research and teaching explore the religious, political, and intellectual history of the early medieval Mediterranean world, with topics including apocalypticism, polemics, interreligious understanding, debate, and conflict. His publications focus on issues of authority in Islamic al-Andalus and the Frankish kingdoms ruled by the Carolingians. He completed a bachelor's degree in history at Brigham Young University, a master's degree at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and a doctorate in medieval history at the University of Virginia.
- Notes:
- Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Virginia, 2019, under the title: To avoid future peril : signs, portents, and prophecy in the Carolingian world (ca. 771-840).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sorber, Andrew H., 1986- Prophecy and politics in the early Carolingian world
- ISBN:
- 9781003362739
- 1003362737
- 9781040020296
- 1040020291
- 9781040020319
- 1040020313
- Publisher Number:
- 40032356396
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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