The King and the Crown of Thorns - Kingship and the Cult of Relics in Capetian France (Hardcover, New edition)

In 1239, king Louis IX of France performed the translation of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople to Paris. The translation celebrations became a splendid religious festivity showing sacral foundations of Saint Louis's authority and the Capetian kingship. However, the translation of the Crown of Thorns to France had already a history under Louis's reign: French hagiographers and chroniclers affirmed that the first relics of the Crown of Thorns from Constantinople were transferred to Aachen by Charlemagne, then to Saint-Denis Abbey by Charles the Bald. The book discusses Saint Louis's translation of the Crown of Thorns as seen on the background of both Carolingian historical memory in Capetian era and Carolingian and Capetian tradition of the royal cult of relics.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2021
Revised by:	Jan Burzynski
Translators:	Sylwia Twardo
Authors:	Jerzy Pysiak
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	574
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-83264-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	3-631-83264-8
Barcode:	9783631832646

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