Morality and Masculinity in the Carolingian Empire

by Rachel Stone

Book Overview

What did it mean to be a Frankish nobleman in an age of reform? How could Carolingian lay nobles maintain their masculinity and their social position, while adhering to new and stricter moral demands by reformers concerning behaviour in war, sexual conduct and the correct use of power? This book explores the complex interaction between Christian moral ideals and social realities, and between religious reformers and the lay political elite they addressed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107531993
• ISBN13: 9781107531994
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"