Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction. Ideology, Gender, and Discourse in the Carolingian World -- Chapter 1. The Authority of the Ascetic Male -- Chapter 2. Manifestos of Carolingian Power -- Chapter 3. Louis the Pious and the Manliness of Forgiving -- Chapter 4. Questioning Caritas in the Time of Troubles -- Chapter 5. The Emergence of the Secular-Spiritual Hybrid -- Conclusion. Manliness and Empathy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O
PQ -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
Summary
In Be a Perfect Man, Andrew J. Romig argues that Carolingian representations of caritas served as a discourse of power, a means by which early medieval writers made claims, both explicit and implicit, about the hierarchies of masculine power that they believed ought to exist within their world
Analysis
Ancient Studies
History
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-241) and index
