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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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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Penitential State
• Subtitle: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840
• Author: Mayke de Jong
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340
• EAN: 9780521205207
• ISBN: 0521205204
• ID: 02025615
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 524 g
• Dimensions: 155 × 230 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. April 2011

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