Queens, consorts, concubines : Gregory of Tours and women of the Merovingian elite /

Queens, consorts, concubines : Gregory of Tours and women of the Merovingian elite /

Gregory of Tours hoped to inspire the believers in sixth-century Gaul with examples of righteous and wicked deeds and their consequences. Critiquing his own society, Gregory contrasted vengeful queens, rebellious nuns, and conniving witches with pious widows, humble abbesses, and tearful saints. By...

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Main Author: Dailey, E. T.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2015.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 381.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

Subjects:

Gregory, > Bishop of Tours, Saint, > 538-594 > Criticism and interpretation.
Merovingians > Historiography.
Merovingians > Politics and government > Historiography.
Women > Gaul > Historiography.
Elite (Social sciences) > Gaul > Historiography.
Merovingians > Biography.
Women > Gaul > Biography.
Gaul > Historiography.
France > History > Historiography. > To 987.
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Call Number: DC69.8.G7 D24 2015eb

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 Widowhood
  • 2 Holiness, Femininity, and Authority
  • 3 Scandal in Poitiers
  • 4 Brides and Social Status
  • 5 Merovingian Marital Practice
  • 6 Brunhild and Fredegund, i: Moral Opposites or Kindred Spirits?
  • 7 Brunhild and Fredegund, ii: Queens, Politics, and the Writing of History
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.