The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840 by Mayke de Jong

The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840

Mayke de Jong

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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...

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