The Carolingian local <i>ecclesia</i> as a ‘temple society’?
Steffen Patzold|Carine van Rhijn
This article assesses the question to what extent model of a ‘temple society’ can be fruitfully employed as tool analysis for Carolingian ecclesia , by which we mean not only rich, well‐endowed churches, but also small, local ones. An investigation many different forms ecclesiastical land‐holding, and various functions church its ministers did (and not) fulfil early medieval Christians, shows shape ‘ ‐society’ it took in course ninth century .
Early Medieval Europe|Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)