Begging Pardon and Favor: Ritual and Political Order in Early Medieval France
Lester K. Little|Geoffrey Koziol
List of Illustrations Preface Abbreviations Author's NoteIntroductionPART I: BEGGING FAVOR 1. The Language Petition 2. Act Supplication 3. Court the Heavenly KingPART II: CONSTRUCTING A POLITICAL COMMUNITY 4. Rehabilitation Royal Dignity 5. Toward an Iconic KingshipPART III: PARDON 6. as Penance 7. Ideal Discretionary JusticePART IV: RITUAL AND REALITY 8. Sublimity Knighthood 9. How Does a Ritual Mean?Appendix 1: Disputes involving churches and laity in northern France, 1000-1100, by regionAppendix 2: Procedural patterns disputes between 1000-1100Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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