Medieval Transformations: Texts, Power, and Gifts in Context

Abstract

Abbreviations Introduction, Esther Cohen PART ONE. TRANSFORMATIONS: TEXT, SCRIPTURE, AND AUTHORITY IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES 1. Reflections on Canonization and the Authority of the Written Word in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: By Way of Comment, Marco Mostert 2. Holy Scripture and the Transmission of Knowledge in Early Islam: The Inception of Arabic Linguistic Studies, Monique Bernards 3. Martin of Braga's De correctione rusticorum and its Uses in Frankish Gaul, Yitzhak Hen 4. Religious Instruction in the Frankish Kingdoms, Rob Meens 5. Exegesis for an Empress, Mayke de Jong 6. The Varying Roles of Biblical Testimonies in the Carolingian Image Controversies, Thomas F.X. Noble PART TWO. TRANSFORMATIONS: GIFTS, VIOLENCE, AND BRIBES, HIGH AND LATE MIDDLE AGES 7. The Medieval Gift as Agent of Social Bonding and Political Power: A Comparative Approach, Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld 8. Gifts And Simony, Timothy Reuter 9. The Politics of Exchange: Gifts, Fiefs, and Feudalism, Stephen D. White 10. Presenting Respect in the Eleventh Century: Odo of Blaison and the Canons of St.-Lezin, Hendrik Teunis 11. From Peace to Power: The Study of Disputes in Medieval France, Stephen D. White 12. Accountancies and Arcana: Registering the Gift in Late Medieval Cities, Valentin Groebner 13. Pruning Peasants: Private War and Maintaining the Lords' Peace in Late Medieval Germany, Gadi Algazi Index