Bishops and the politics of patronage in Merovingian Gaul

Bishops and the politics of patronage in Merovingian Gaul / Gregory I. Halfond.

Author/creator	Halfond, Gregory I.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Description	ix, 205 pages : map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Bishops--Gaul --Temporal power. Bishops--Political activity --Gaul. Church and state--Gaul. Merovingians. Episcopacy--History. France--Politics and government --To 987. France--Church history --To 987.

Contents	Episcopal service to the court -- Royal patronage and its benefits -- Unity in disunity : the limits of corporate solidarity -- Disunity in unity : territorial integration and its effects.
Abstract	"A major reevaluation of episcopal identity and political engagement in Merovingian Gaul"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-195) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018053416
ISBN	9781501739316 (cloth ; alk. paper)

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