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| Author(s): |
Vitor Boldrini
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas |
| Defense date: | 2022-12-07 |
| Examining board members: |
Néri de Barros Almeida;
Cláudia Regina Bovo;
Robson Murilo Grando Della Torre
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| Advisor: | Néri de Barros Almeida |
| Abstract | |
Until the middle of the 20th century scholarship tended to argue that the end of the Carolingian Empire in Europe around the year 900 was defined by the weakening of the political power of kings, which caused ruptures in the exercise of authority and in the maintenance of public order. More recent approaches, however, highlight elements neglected by these interpretations, most notably the importance of clerics, who were very influential figures at this time. Their active participation in society shows the complexity of the political framework they were operating in, which emerged as a result of Carolingian developments. In dialogue with these points of view, this dissertation aims to understand the scope and the limits of the ecclesiastical power at a time of significant transformations. To achieve this goal, we will reconstitute the career trajectories and the networks of contacts of Rather (890-974) and Folcuin (940-990), individuals who shared a similar monastic Benedictine formation, but played different roles within society, as bishop and monk, respectively. Through the analysis of their texts and the examination of the sources in the contexts in which they were inserted, this project will investigate their influences on decision making, highlighting the importance of monastic and episcopal action during the remodeling of post-carolingian society. Therefore, we will argue that the political dynamics in the 10th century must be understood considering the centrality of the ecclesiastical power, marked by a transitory character, and based on the intersection with the secular sphere (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/21692-4 - The biographical itineraries and the works of Folcuin of Lobbes and rather of Verona: the rooting of ecclesiastical elites in 10th century society |
| Grantee: | Vitor Boldrini |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |