Mahnen und Regieren
Die Metapher des Hirten im früheren Mittelalter
Abstract
The shepherd metaphor is widely diffused in many civilizations. Using this metaphor Pope Gregory introduced a successful leadership model which, as the Author shows, was further developed by the clergy and the kings in Carolingian times. This book sheds new light on politics in the Early Middle Ages, depicting it less as a form of power legitimated by divine right, than as social discourse between leadership groups.
Keywords
Shepherds; metaphor; power; Frankish empireDOI
10.1515/9783110415230ISBN
9783110415230, 9783110412109, 9783110415599, 9783110415230Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2015Series
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies, 56Classification
Ancient history
History and Archaeology
CE period up to c 1500