Examination of the self-produced histories of a number of religious
communities, tracing out the complex reasons for their composition.
The creation of a past for themselves was of pressing importance to
religious communities, enabling them to increase their status and
legitimise their existence. This book examines the process in a
group of communities from the southern part of Flanders (the monks
of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer, the community of Saint-Rictrude at
Marchiennes and the canons of Saint-Ame at Douai) over a period
running from the ninth to the end of the eleventh century. The
central contention is that the communities produced their
narratives (history, hagiography, charter materials) for a specific
time and purpose, frequently as a response to or intended
resolution of internal or external crises. The book also discusses
how the circumstances which triggered narrative production had an
impact not only on the content but also on the form of the texts.
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