The Carolingian World through Hagiography
Kelly Gibson
Abstract Hagiographic texts – including the lives of saints, accounts relic translations, miracle collections, and deeds abbots bishops are plentiful rich sources for investigating Carolingian world. The recognition that hagiography offers a great deal information about author's time has led scholars to use these shed light on variety topics. Hagiography's similarity history as well literature means scholarship can contribute our understanding world produced it. Works comparing earlier versions saints' with their Carolingian‐era revisions alongside works other genres have contributed some biggest debates in history: reform church, monasticism, society; renaissance learning, impact doctrinal controversies, views kingship reactions political change.
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