The making of the monastic community of Fulda, c. 744-c.900 /

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Author / Creator:Raaijmakers, Janneke.
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description:xix, 357 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; Fourth series, [83]
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 83.
Subject:Boniface, -- Saint, Archbishop of Mainz, -- approximately 675-754.
Rabanus Maurus, -- Archbishop of Mainz, -- 784?-856.
Abtei Fulda -- History.
Benedictines -- Germany -- Fulda -- History.
Abtei Fulda.
Benedictines.
Monasticism and religious orders -- Germany -- Fulda -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Carolingians -- Religion.
Monasticism and religious orders.
HISTORY / Europe / General.
Fulda (Germany) -- Church history -- To 1500.
Germany -- Fulda Region.
Church history.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8776601
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ISBN:9781107002814 (hardback)
1107002818 (hardback)
Notes:Series number from publisher's web site.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-346) and index.
Summary:"The monastic community of Fulda was one of the most powerful institutions in early medieval Europe. This book traces the development of the community from its foundation in the 740s over one and a half centuries, a period richly documented by a variety of texts and archaeological remains. These sources reveal how Fulda's success forced the monks to rethink their goals and the ways in which they sought to achieve them. Its close connection to the Carolingian royal court also makes Fulda a fascinating case study of how local events influenced life in the palace and vice versa. The importance of Fulda and the rich array of sources associated with it have long been recognised, but this is the first full study, bringing together theology, architectural history and archaeology. The result is a vivid picture of life in this monastery and also in early medieval religious communities in general"--