Monastic Reform in Ottonian and Salian Germany
Johan Belaen
Scholarship uses the notion of reform to describe development German monasticism after disintegration Carolingian empire in two ways: as an instrument reference pragmatic monastic policies rulers, or a means define initiatives which aimed at modifying discipline and government – most important is Cluniac movement. In practice, these approaches are often combined. As such, kings emperors commonly believed have been driven by spiritual concerns vice versa ‘reform abbots’ seen servants empire. past few years, however, both idea well-organised Imperial Church that omnipresent movement significantly nuanced. This mainly due renewed interest local power networks monasteries their abbots were involved.