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Frankish World, 750-900 (Hardcover)
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Frankish World, 750-900 (Hardcover)
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In these essays Carolingian government is explored through the
workings of courts and assemblies; through administrative texts;
through contemporaries' historical writing; through the rituals,
looking back to Roman times and reflecting the long continuity of
administration in the areas constituting Francia that supplemented
and reinforced social and political solidarities; and through the
ideological and material dilemmas confronted by ninth-century
churchmen: the material wealth of the church, a necessary
precondition to its influence, attracted a variety of private
interests that inhibited its ability to perform its public duty.
Janet Nelson extends her perspective to include the settlement of
disputes, often without recourse to courts or to conflict, and the
application of law. An introduction sets Francia in context and
outlines its main features. More recent work on gender history is
represented here by studies of the political, intellectual and
religious activities of women in the Frankish world. Although
circumscribed, the activities of women acting on their own will can
be clearly detected. While the male authorship of nearly all early
medieval texts has usually been taken for granted, Janet Nelson
makes a case for the possibility that a number were written by
women.
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