Flight and Fall of the Eagle (eBook)

A History of Medieval Germany 800-1648

John R. Sommerfeldt (Autor)

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2016
210 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-6839-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The intellectual, cultural, and political renaissance that characterized the Europe of Charlemagne was threatened severely by invasions from all sides. Only Germany avoided the consequent phenomenon of feudalism. This was due to a series of rulers who provided protection to the people, reform to the Church, and patronage of cultural revival. From the thirteenth century, this cultural and political unity began to fragment, and by 1648 what had been a successful revival of the Roman Empire had been destroyed. In addition to tracing the political, cultural and religious history of medieval Germany, this volume examines the thought of outstanding German men and women, and includes an extensive account of the changing status of German Jews.

Autor

John R. Sommerfeldt is professor emeritus at the University of Dallas. He was the founder of the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University and, for many years, hosted the International Congress on Medieval Studies held each year at that University. In 1972 he came to the University of Dallas to serve as its president. He then returned to teaching at that university until 2010 when he retired and was made professor emeritus. He has written or edited thirty volumes on matters intellectual and cultural.

Inhalt

PrefaceThe Eagle is BornRestoring the Roman EmpirePrelude to EmpireThe Carolingians ReplacedProtecting the HomelandCreating a StateEnlisting Leaders of the ChurchAdministering the KingdomItaly and EmpireThe Ottonian RenaissanceHrotswitha of GandersheimThe End of the Old Warrior’s CampaignGrowing Peace and ProsperityThe Agricultural RevolutionOtto II: Advances and SetbacksSources of StrengthA Flourishing CultureA Vision of ChristendomThe Early Years of Otto IIIPope Sylvester IIAdelbert of Prague, Boleslav the Bold, and Stephen of HungaryChurch Reform and Roman RestorationIntellectual Life Under Otto IIIThe End of the ReignReform and Imperial TheocracyThe King and EmperorEpiscopal and Monastic ReformImperial TheocracyThe Making of the TheocratThe Governance of the EmpireUniversality and RegionalismThe Construction of a StateChoosing the KingThe Governance of the RealmThe Triumphant Warrior and DiplomatConrad and the ChurchDeath and LegacyMap: The Empire in the Eleventh and Twelfth CenturiesApogee of EmpireThe Accession of Henry IIIThe Governance of the RealmDealing with Dukes and KingsDefending FrontiersThe Benevolent TheocratThe Reform Captures RomeThe Investiture ConflictReform: The Second PhaseHenry IVThe Battle is JoinedThe Roots of the StruggleThe Great SettlementHenry V Ascends the ThronePursuing a CompromiseThe ResolutionKings, Cistercians, and CrusadesLothar the SaxonCistercians and the Third Stage of the ReformThe Schism of 1130The Reign of Conrad IIICalling a New CrusadeThe Journey to the EastThe Other CrusadesThree Gifted GermansAnselm of Havelberg and the Idea of ProgressHildegard of Bingen: The Sibyl of the RhineOtto of Freising Offers a Mirror for PrincesThe Red-Bearded RulerThe Long Reign BeginsBuilding a Power BaseCapturing the ChurchTaming the Most PowerfulThe First Italian Expedition and the Diet of BesançonThe Second Expedition and the Diet of RoncagliaThe Third and Fourth ExpeditionsThe Fifth and Sixth ExpeditionsThe Defiance of Henry the LionThe Third CrusadeThe LegacyAssessmentsThe Flowering of Medieval German LiteratureThe Turning PointHenry VI, an Ambitious EmperorPope Innocent IIIThe Much-disputed SuccessionThe End of the Ottonian EmpirePolitical ReconstitutionThe Failure of Imperial RuleThe Golden BullContinuing DecentralizationTerritorialismThe Late Medieval LaityThe Governing and Military ClassesMerchants, Manufacturers, and TradesmenThe Farmers’ LifePandemic and PersecutionThirteenth-Century Friars and Holy WomenBlackfriarsHoly WomenFourteenth-Century Spiritual LeadersMeister EckhartJohn TaulerHenry SusoJohn RuusbroecGert Groote and the Devotio ModernaThe Failure of the Institutional ChurchThe Late Medieval PapacyThe Babylonian CaptivityThe German Church: The BishopsThe German Church: Parish LifePopular PietyIndulgencesThe CusanusYouth and EducationThe Council of BaselThe Mission to ConstantinopleThe Papal LegateThe Reforming CardinalThe Bishop of BrixenThe Wide Range of Intellectual ConcernsThe Last DaysThe Death of the EagleTwo German ReformersThe Indulgence ControversyBiblical Editions and TranslationsGrace and Free ChoiceThe Churches SplitThe Thirty Years’ WarIndicesIndex I: Most Important PersonsIndex II: Lands, Peoples, and Their LanguagesIndex III: Cities and TownsIndex IV: Major MonasteriesIndex V: Principal Physical FeaturesGenealogical TablesThe Saxon and Salian Kings of GermanyThe Hohenstaufen and Their RivalsThe Luxemburg, Habsburg, and Wittelbach Rulers

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.10.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Maps.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Cultural History • German History • history of the church • Medieval Germany • medieval political structures • Medieval Women
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-6839-9 / 0761868399
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-6839-2 / 9780761868392