Be a Perfect Man Christian Masculinity and the Carolingian Aristocracy |
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| Author:
| Romig, Andrew J. |
| Series title: | The Middle Ages Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-4924-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.95 |
Book Description:
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In Be a Perfect Man, Andrew J. Romig argues that Carolingian representations of caritas served as a discourse of power, a means by which early medieval writers made claims, both explicit and implicit, about the hierarchies of masculine power that they believed ought to exist within their world.
In Be a Perfect Man, Andrew J. Romig argues that Carolingian representations of caritas served as a discourse of power, a means by which early medieval writers made claims, both explicit and implicit, about the hierarchies of masculine power that they believed ought to exist within their world.