Mahnen und Regieren

"The shepherd metaphor is widely diffused in many civilizations. Using this metaphor Pope Gregory introduced a successful leadership model which, as the author shows, was further developed by the clergy and the kings in Carolingian times. This book sheds new light on politics in the Early Middle Ages, depicting it less as a form of power legitimated by divine right, than as social discourse between leadership groups"--

Year

2015

Language

German

Series

Millennium-Studien zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr -- Band 56 = -- Millennium studies in the cul

Publisher

De Gruyter

Editions

2

Pages

433

ISBN

9783110412109

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