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The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814 840

The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814 840

de Jong, Mayke

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Biographies GeneralFrench History

ISBN10: 0521205204
ISBN13: 9780521205207
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 28 2011
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons. This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later, he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis' reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was enhanced by atonement.

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