God and Man in Dhuoda’s<i>Liber manualis</i>
Martin Claußen
‘It is one thing for the mother of a family to teach household by I word and example, but quite another her, teaching certain useless things, interfere with bishops or anyone in ecclesiastical orders, even public synod.’ Thus Libri Carolini , 790s, its continuing attack on Byzantine empress Irene, defined proper role Frankish woman doctrinal educational matters. Dhuoda, wife Bernard Septimania, this definition an exemplar Carolingian thought. She explicitly states that she wrote Liber manualis addressed her son William, hostage at court Charles Bald, because was unable educate him godly life words deeds. For his sake, then, committed writing, early 840s, what would have taught person.
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