The beginnings of a monastic reformer. The younger years of Poppo of Stavelot (Lotharingia, 978-1020)
Koen Vanheule
This paper investigates the underlying mechanisms and different contexts which played a decisive role in advancement of pre-abbatial monastic careers adult converts living eleventh century. Whereas most studies on these individuals have focused primarily their abbatial careers, this article will consider years preceding attaining an influential leadership position. Based upon case Poppo Stavelot, traditionally regarded as one principal proponents reform early-eleventh-century Lotharingia, argues that key factor leading up to person’s nomination abbot was not so much his religious reputation, extraordinary character, or even result accumulated experience. Rather, evolution individual’s career depended large extent how social identity perceived by others, well confrontation between capital concrete short-term political context time.
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