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Christian Hermeneutics and Narratives of War in the Carolingian Empire
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Evans, Robert |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | The Carolingian empire in western Europe (c. AD 700–900) has long been defined by its military expansion and Christian renewal. Carolingian historical narratives portrayed their victories as divine gifts and so encouraged soldiers and commanders to interpret their actions within a theological hermeneutic. Previous scholars have seen this hermeneutic as justifying war. This paper shall argue instead that these narratives reflected and reinforced the hermeneutic with which soldiers interpreted their campaigns and the military spirituality practised as a result. It shall examine how various histories interpreted military events and how these interpretations related to their audiences’ spirituality and military experience. |
| Starting Page | 0265378816631255 |
| Ending Page | 0265378816631255 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265378816631255 |
| Volume Number | 34 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/252977/Evans%202015%20Transformation.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0265378816631255 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |