Rulers and Rulership in the Arc of Medieval Europe challenges the
dominant paradigm of what rulership is and who rulers are by
decentering the narrative and providing a broad swath of examples
from throughout medieval Europe. Within that territory, the
prevalent idea of monarchy and kingship is overturned in favor of a
broad definition of rulership. This book will demonstrate to the
reader that the way in which medieval Europe has been constructed
in both the popular and scholarly imaginations is incorrect.
Instead of a king we have multiple rulers, male and female, ruling
concurrently. Instead of an independent church or a church striving
for supremacy under the Gregorian Reform, we have a pope and
ecclesiastical leaders making deals with secular rulers and an
in-depth interconnection between the two. Finally, instead of a
strong centralizing polity growing into statehood we see weak
rulers working hand in glove with weak subordinates to make the
polity as a whole function. Medievalists, Byzantinists, and
Slavists typically operate in isolation from one another. They do
not read each other’s books, or engage with each other’s work.
This book requires engagement from all of them to point out that
the medieval Europe that they work in is one and the same and
demands collaboration to best understand it.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Christian Raffensperger
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
310 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-248288-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-03-248288-5 |
Barcode: |
9781032482880 |
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