The divorce of King Lothar and Queen Theutberga : Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio
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書誌事項
The divorce of King Lothar and Queen Theutberga : Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio
（Manchester medieval sources series）
Manchester University Press, 2016
- : hardback
- : pbk
- タイトル別名
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De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutbergae reginae
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注記
Translated into English
Includes bibliographical references (p.[324]-342) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
In the mid-ninth century, Francia was rocked by the first royal divorce scandal of the Middle Ages: the attempt by King Lothar II of Lotharingia to rid himself of his queen, Theutberga and remarry. Even 'women in their weaving sheds' were allegedly gossiping about the lurid accusations made. Kings and bishops from neighbouring kingdoms, and several popes, were gradually drawn into a crisis affecting the fate of an entire kingdom.
This is the first professionally published translation of a key source for this extraordinary episode: Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims's De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutbergae reginae. This text offers eye-opening insight both on the political wrangling of the time and on early medieval attitudes towards magic, penance, gender, the ordeal, marriage, sodomy, the role of bishops, and kingship.The translation includes a substantial introduction and annotations, putting the case into its early medieval context and explaining Hincmar's sometimes-dubious methods of argument. -- .
目次
Introduction
1. The political background
2. Hincmar of Rheims
3. De Divortio
4. Law and justice
5. Penance and confession
6. Christian marriage and Frankish society
7. Theutberga's offences
8. Magic, witchcraft and the workings of the devil
9. Kingship and bishops
10. Aftermath
11. Conclusion
The text
Bibliography
Index -- .
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