{"product_id":"the-penitential-state-mayke-de-de-jong-9780521205207","title":"The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840","description":"In 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons. This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later, he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis' reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was enhanced by atonement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mayke de de Jong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521205204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521205207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Mayke de de Jong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566875373823,"sku":"9780521205207","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec4a4d1f-8aee-497b-b60b-aa491d2c294f.jpg?v=1701374850","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-penitential-state-mayke-de-de-jong-9780521205207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}