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The Peace of God

Social Violence and Religious Response in France Around the Year 1000

  • Hardback
  • 384 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • 17 x 24.5 x 2.3 cm

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For history students and academics of theology.

Explains the first mass peace movement in history.

Deepens your grasp of medieval church influence.

A collection of scholarly essays detailing the history and impact of the Peace of God movement.

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During the dissolution of the former Carolingian Empire, warfare and plunder went unchecked. An innovative response to this violence was the Church-led initiative known as the Peace of God, perhaps history's earliest mass peace movement. In the thirteen essays collected here, leading scholars consider key aspects of the movement and episodes in its history.
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  • Title

    The Peace of God

  • Authors

    Thomas Head +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cornell University Press

  • Published

    December 1992

  • Weight

    809g

  • Page Count

    384

  • Dimensions

    17 x 24.5 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801427411

  • ISBN-10

    080142741X

  • Eden Code

    1932134