The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France Around the Year 1000
Author:   Thomas Head ,  Richard Landes
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780801427411


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   24 December 1992
Format:   Hardback
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The Peace of God: Social Violence and Religious Response in France Around the Year 1000


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During the dissolution of the former Carolingian Empire, warfare and plunder went unchecked. An innovative response to this violence was the Church-led initiative known as the Peace of God, perhaps history's earliest mass peace movement. In the thirteen essays collected here, leading scholars consider key aspects of the movement and episodes in its history.

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Author:   Thomas Head ,  Richard Landes
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780801427411


ISBN 10:   080142741
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   24 December 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Thomas Head is Assistant Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of Hagiography and the Cult of Saints: The Diocese of Orleans. Richard Landes is Assistant Professor of History at Boston University.

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