Morality and Masculinity in the Carolingian Empire.
What were Carolingian noblemen told about the morality of war, power and sex, and how did they respond?.
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Language: | English |
Imprint: | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- MORALITY AND MASCULINITY IN THE CAROLINGIAN EMPIRE
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- A NOTE ON TRANSLATION
- OFFICIALS
- LORDSHIP TERMINOLOGY (SEE CHAPTER 6, PP. 188-9)
- HOUSEHOLD TERMINOLOGY
- ABREVIATIONS
- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
- THE WAY TO HEAVEN
- STUDYING MORALITY
- MORALITY AND REALITY
- STUDYING MASCULINITY
- MASCULINITY AND 'CRISIS'
- DEFINING LAY NOBLES
- Chapter 2 MORAL TEXTS AND LAY AUDIENCES
- GENRES AND THE LAYMAN
- LAY MIRRORS
- Eric and Paulinus
- Matfrid and Jonas
- William and Dhuoda
- MORAL ADVICE FOR RULERS
- HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY
- POETRY
- REGULATORY TEXTS
- LETTERS
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 3 WARFARE
- CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS
- JUSTIFYING WARFARE
- THE RISE OF PEACEFULNESS?
- IMAGES OF THE WARRIOR
- Participation and bravery
- The limits of prowess
- Heroic death
- NORMS OF WARFARE
- Plundering
- Chivalry
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 4 IMAGINING POWER
- THE MORALITY OF SOCIAL HIERARCHY
- MORAL HIERARCHY
- PRIDE
- NOBILITY AND VIRTUE
- NOBLE SELF-SANCTIFICATION
- THE CAROLINGIAN NOBILIS
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 5 CENTRAL POWER
- COURTIERS
- The court as moral problem?
- Counsel-giving
- COUNTS AND MORALITY
- Obtaining office
- Behaviour in office
- JUSTICE AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
- Law and power
- Moral responsibilities of judges
- Justice and mercy
- Parties and witnesses
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 6 PERSONAL POWER
- CAROLINGIAN HOUSEHOLDS
- THE UNFREE
- LORDSHIP
- The ethos of lordship
- KINSHIP
- Husbands, fathers and brothers
- Kin and friends
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 7 POWER AND WEALTH
- THE IMAGE OF THE RICH
- THE MEANS TO WEALTH
- THE MORALITY OF LAND
- Tenants and benefice-holders
- MORAL WAYS TO WEALTH?
- THE USE OF WEALTH
- Spending and giving
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 8 MARRIAGE
- STUDYING MARRIAGE
- RAPTUS.
- INCEST
- Western exceptionalism
- The impact of regulation
- POLYGAMY
- DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 9 SEX
- STUDYING SEXUALITY
- UNMARRIED MEN
- MARITAL SEX
- Lay views
- ADULTERY
- 'UNNATURAL' SEX
- Divergent discussions
- CAROLINGIAN SEXUAL DISCOURSES
- Pollution and scandal
- MASCULINITY AND SEX
- SEX AND THE SOCIAL ORDER
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 10 MEN AND MORALITY
- REFLECTIONS IN THE LAY MIRRORS
- HOW CAN MEN BE MORAL?
- HOW CAN MORAL MEN BE MANLY?
- THEORIES OF CAROLINGIAN MASCULINITY
- Carolingian crises?
- TOWARDS EARLY MEDIEVAL MASCULINITY
- CAROLINGIAN REFORM AND GENDER
- Political culture and masculinity
- THE END OF THE CAROLINGIAN CONSENSUS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- PRIMARY SOURCES
- INDEX.