Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire Kramer, Rutger creator author. Walter de Gruyter & Co text dictionary Electronic books. dictionaries. History Dictionaries. Dictionnaires. ne 2019 monographic eng remote 1 online resource. By the early ninth century, the responsibility for a series of social, religious and political reforms had become an integral part of running the Carolingian empire. This became especially clear when, in 813/4, Louis the Pious and his court seized the momentum generated by their predecessors and broadened the scope of this correctio ever further. These reformers knew they constituted a movement greater than the sum of its parts; the interdependence of imperial authority and ecclesiastical reformers was driven by comprehensive, yet surprisingly diverse expectations.Taking this diversity as a starting point, this book takes a fresh look at these optimistic decades. Extrapolating from a series of detailed case studies rather than presenting a grand narrative, it offers new interpretations of contemporary theories of correctio, and shows the self-awareness of its main instigators as they pondered what it meant to be a good Christian in a good Christian empire. Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Translations, Sources and Names -- Prologue. Great Expectations -- 1. Framing the Carolingian Reforms : The Early Years of Louis the Pious -- 2. A Model for Empire : The Councils of 813 and the Institutio Canonicorum -- 3. Monks on the Via Regia: The World of Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel -- 4. Caesar et abba simul : Monastic Reforms between Aachen and Aniane -- Epilogue. Imperial Responsibilities and the Discourse of Reforms -- Bibliography -- Index specialized Rutger Kramer. In English. I, Emperor Louis 778-840 I, Emperor Louis 778-840 Italy Politics and government 476-1268 France Politics and government To 987 Carolingians Authority Religious aspects Catholic Church History Church and state Italy History To 1500 Church and state France History To 1500 Italie Politique et gouvernement 476-1268 France Politique et gouvernement Jusqu'à 987 Carolingiens Autorité Aspect religieux Église catholique Histoire Église et État France Histoire Jusqu'à 1500 Medieval history Politics & government HISTORY / Medieval Italy France Politics and government Church and state Carolingians Authority Religious aspects Catholic Church To 1500 fast Carolingians. authority. church history. monasticism. reforms. DC74 .K73 2019 944/.014 HIS037010 The Early Medieval North Atlantic 9789048532681 904853268X https://www.degruyterbrill.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9789048532681 DEGRU 190430 20260713191254.3 in00005788040 eng