Book contents
- History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550–850
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought
- History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550–850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Communities of the middle ground in sixth-century Gaul
- Chapter 1 Gregory of Tours and his genealogy of pastoral power in late Antique Gaul
- Chapter 2 Virtutes sanctorum et strages gentium: ‘The deeds of the saints and the slaughters of the peoples’
- Chapter 3 The dangers of history
- Chapter 4 Continuities and discontinuities
- Chapter 5 The politics of identity in the Merovingian kingdoms of the sixth century
- Part II Countermyths
- Part III A common future
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Manuscripts
- Primary sources
- Secondary works
- Index
Chapter 1 - Gregory of Tours and his genealogy of pastoral power in late Antique Gaul
from Part I - Communities of the middle ground in sixth-century Gaul
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2015
Book contents
- History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550–850
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought
- History, Frankish Identity and the Framing of Western Ethnicity, 550–850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Communities of the middle ground in sixth-century Gaul
- Chapter 1 Gregory of Tours and his genealogy of pastoral power in late Antique Gaul
- Chapter 2 Virtutes sanctorum et strages gentium: ‘The deeds of the saints and the slaughters of the peoples’
- Chapter 3 The dangers of history
- Chapter 4 Continuities and discontinuities
- Chapter 5 The politics of identity in the Merovingian kingdoms of the sixth century
- Part II Countermyths
- Part III A common future
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Manuscripts
- Primary sources
- Secondary works
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015