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Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning: Power and Accountability in Medieval France applies recent approaches to literacy, legal studies, memory, ritual, and the manorial economy to reexamine the transformation of medieval power. Highlighting the relationship of archives and power, it draws on the rich documentary sources of five of the largest Benedictine monasteries in northern France and Flanders, with comparisons to others, over a period of nearly four centuries. The book opens up new perspectives on important problems of power, in particular the idea and practice of accountability. In a violent society, medieval lords tried to delegate power rather than share it—to get their men to prosecute justice or rai...
Imagining the Sacred Past
In 911, the French king ceded land along the river Seine to Rollo the Viking, on condition that he convert to Christianity. This work advances our understanding of early Normandy and the Vikings' transformation from pagan raiders to Christian princes. It also sheds light on the intersection of religious tradition, identity, and power.
Revolte und Sozialstatus von der Spätantike bis zur Frühen Neuzeit / Révolte et statut social de l’Antiquité tardive aux Temps modernes
Den Beiträgen dieses Bandes ist die Frage gemeinsam, inwiefern Sozialstatus und die Teilhabe an einer Revolte zusammenhängen. Nehmen Revolten andere Formen an, wenn unterschiedliche Gesellschaftsschichten daran beteiligt sind? Dabei ist der Sozialstatus gleich zweifach bedeutsam, bei der Betrachtung der Aufständischen insgesamt und ihrer Anführer. Die Beiträge nehmen auch in den Blick, ob sich aus Revolten womöglich neue Eliten bilden können und ob die Aufstände einen dauerhaften sozialen Aufstieg ermöglichen. Der weit gespannte zeitliche Rahmen ermöglicht dabei auch diachrone Vergleiche. Mit Beiträgen von: Olivia Carpi, Vincent Challet, Jean-Claude Cheynet, Philippe Depreux, Kai-Henrik Günther, Uwe Israel, François Martin, Steffen Patzold, Jörg Peltzer, Bruno Pottier, Marianne Sághy, Alain Saint-Denis, Werner Troßbach, Hanna Vollrath, Claudia Zey.
Creating the Monastic Past in Medieval Flanders
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-Amé 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.
Medieval Petitions
New research into petitions and petitioning in the middle ages, illuminating aspects of contemporary law and justice. The mechanics, politics and culture of petitioning in the middle ages are examined in this innovative collection. In addition to important and wide-ranging examinations of the ancient world and the medieval papacy, it focuses particularly on petitions to the English crown in the later middle ages, drawing on a major collection of documents made newly accessible to research in the National Archives. A series of studies explores the political contexts of petitioning, the broad geographical and social range of petitioners, and the fascinating "worm's-eye" view of medieval life t...
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Med franske øjne
Efter fem år som Frankrigs ambassadør i Danmark er François Zimeray kommet til at holde meget af vores flade land, af danskerne og af danske værdier. »Danmark er prototypen på et samfund i balance, som Frankrig og hele verden kan lære af. I bør derfor promovere jeres værdier og udbrede dansk kultur, siger Zimeray og fremhæver bl.a. lighed mellem kvinder og mænd, respekt for børn, en afslappet livsform og evnen til at kunne samarbejde og blive enige. Med den fremmedes øjne fortæller Zimeray i samtalebogen Med franske øjne til journalist og forfatter Karin Mørch om sit syn på danskerne, som han mener er langt mere europæiske, end vi er bevidst om, og han beskriver nogle forsk...
