The World of Gregory of Tours
Published on 13. June 2002
Book
Hardback
468 pages
978-90-04-11034-2 (ISBN)
Description
In a fascinating series of essays, the life, works and world of Gregory of Tours are evaluated. This sixth-century bishop is probably best known as writer of the History of the Franks. The collection of essays makes a valuable contribution to the flourishing field of Gregory of Tours studies.
Though the contributors take full account of his political dimension, they also see Gregory in his cultural context. In addition to being representative of the age in which he lived, Gregory is presented here as an exceptional man.
Furthermore, the contributors offer an up-to-date assessment of Merovingian culture, history and religion. Themes include: the urban history of Tours and the Merovingian world; ideas, politics and international contacts in the Merovingian world; the Merovingian church; Gregory's hagiographic writings; the Histories; and the manuscript tradition.
Contributors include: Bernard S. Bachrach, Peter Brown, John J. Contreni, S. Fanning, Nancy Gauthier, Walter Goffart, Guy Halsall, Yitzak Hen, Conrad Leyser, Felice Lifshitz, Jo Ann McNamara, Kathleen Mitchell, William Monroe, Janet L. Nelson, Giselle de Nie, Thomas F.X. Noble, Patrick Perin, Walther Pohl, E.M. Rose, B.H. Rosenwein, Danuta Shanzer, Julia M.H. Smith, Ian Wood, andBarbara Yorke.
Though the contributors take full account of his political dimension, they also see Gregory in his cultural context. In addition to being representative of the age in which he lived, Gregory is presented here as an exceptional man.
Furthermore, the contributors offer an up-to-date assessment of Merovingian culture, history and religion. Themes include: the urban history of Tours and the Merovingian world; ideas, politics and international contacts in the Merovingian world; the Merovingian church; Gregory's hagiographic writings; the Histories; and the manuscript tradition.
Contributors include: Bernard S. Bachrach, Peter Brown, John J. Contreni, S. Fanning, Nancy Gauthier, Walter Goffart, Guy Halsall, Yitzak Hen, Conrad Leyser, Felice Lifshitz, Jo Ann McNamara, Kathleen Mitchell, William Monroe, Janet L. Nelson, Giselle de Nie, Thomas F.X. Noble, Patrick Perin, Walther Pohl, E.M. Rose, B.H. Rosenwein, Danuta Shanzer, Julia M.H. Smith, Ian Wood, andBarbara Yorke.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XX;448 S., 1 Taf., 12 Graf., 8 Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
943 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-11034-2 (9789004110342)
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Persons
Kathleen Mitchell, Ph.D., is Senior Program Officer in the Enterprise Office of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington DC.
Ian Wood is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leeds and Coordinator of the ESF scientific programme on the Transformation of the Roman World.
Ian Wood is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leeds and Coordinator of the ESF scientific programme on the Transformation of the Roman World.
Content
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Gregory of Tours: Introduction, Peter Brown
The Individuality of Gregory of Tours, Ian Wood
From the Ancient City to the Medieval Town: Continuity and Change in the Early Middle Ages, Nancy Gauthier
Settlements and Cemeteries in Merovingian Gaul, Patrick Perin
Via Iustitiae: The Biblical Sources of Justice in Gregory of Tours, William Monroe
Gregory of Tours and Sixth-Century Anglo-Saxon England, Barbara Yorke
Gregory of Tours and Contemporary Perceptions of Lombard Italy, Walther Pohl
Gregory of Tours and the Roman Church, Thomas F.X. Noble
Women at the Tomb: Access to Relic Shrines in the Early Middle Ages, Julia M.H. Smith
Inaccessible Cloisters: Gregory of Tours and Episcopal Exemption, B.H. Rosenwein
Chastity as a Third Gender in the History and Hagiography of Gregory of Tours, Jo Ann McNamara
Apostolicity Theses in Gaul: The Histories of Gregory and the "Hagiography" of Bayeux, Felice Lifshitz
Paganism and Superstitions in the Time of Gregory of Tours: une question mal posee!, Yitzak Hen
The Merovingian Church in Carolingian Retrospective, Janet L. Nelson
History and Miracle: Gregory's Use of Metaphor, Giselle de Nie
"Divine Power Flowed from His Book": Ascetic Language and Episcopal Authority in Gregory of Tours' Life of the Fathers, Conrad Leyser
Marking the Bounds: The Distant Past in Gregory's History, Kathleen Mitchell
Gregory of Tours and the Conversion of the Jews of Clermont, E.M. Rose
Clovis Augustus and Merovingian Imitatio Imperii, S. Fanning
Nero and Herod? The Death of Chilperic and Gregory's Writings of History, Guy Halsall
Gregory of Tours as a Military Historian, Bernard S. Bachrach
Conspicuously Absent: Martial Heroism in the Histories of Gregory of Tours and its Likes, Walter Goffart
History, Romance, Love, and Sex in Gregory of Tours' Decem Libri Historiarum, Danuta Shanzer
Reading Gregory of Tours in the Middle Ages, John J. Contreni
Index
Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Gregory of Tours: Introduction, Peter Brown
The Individuality of Gregory of Tours, Ian Wood
From the Ancient City to the Medieval Town: Continuity and Change in the Early Middle Ages, Nancy Gauthier
Settlements and Cemeteries in Merovingian Gaul, Patrick Perin
Via Iustitiae: The Biblical Sources of Justice in Gregory of Tours, William Monroe
Gregory of Tours and Sixth-Century Anglo-Saxon England, Barbara Yorke
Gregory of Tours and Contemporary Perceptions of Lombard Italy, Walther Pohl
Gregory of Tours and the Roman Church, Thomas F.X. Noble
Women at the Tomb: Access to Relic Shrines in the Early Middle Ages, Julia M.H. Smith
Inaccessible Cloisters: Gregory of Tours and Episcopal Exemption, B.H. Rosenwein
Chastity as a Third Gender in the History and Hagiography of Gregory of Tours, Jo Ann McNamara
Apostolicity Theses in Gaul: The Histories of Gregory and the "Hagiography" of Bayeux, Felice Lifshitz
Paganism and Superstitions in the Time of Gregory of Tours: une question mal posee!, Yitzak Hen
The Merovingian Church in Carolingian Retrospective, Janet L. Nelson
History and Miracle: Gregory's Use of Metaphor, Giselle de Nie
"Divine Power Flowed from His Book": Ascetic Language and Episcopal Authority in Gregory of Tours' Life of the Fathers, Conrad Leyser
Marking the Bounds: The Distant Past in Gregory's History, Kathleen Mitchell
Gregory of Tours and the Conversion of the Jews of Clermont, E.M. Rose
Clovis Augustus and Merovingian Imitatio Imperii, S. Fanning
Nero and Herod? The Death of Chilperic and Gregory's Writings of History, Guy Halsall
Gregory of Tours as a Military Historian, Bernard S. Bachrach
Conspicuously Absent: Martial Heroism in the Histories of Gregory of Tours and its Likes, Walter Goffart
History, Romance, Love, and Sex in Gregory of Tours' Decem Libri Historiarum, Danuta Shanzer
Reading Gregory of Tours in the Middle Ages, John J. Contreni
Index