TY - BOOK AU - Halfond,Gregory I. TI - Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511-768 T2 - Medieval law and its practice, SN - 9789047444060 AV - BR200 .H35 2010eb U1 - 262/.524409021 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Councils and synods KW - France KW - History KW - Conciles et synodes KW - Histoire KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Ecclesiology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Konzil KW - gnd KW - Church history KW - To 987 KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Jusqu'à 987 KW - Fränkisches Reich N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Abbreviations and note on translations -- Introduction: A Roman institution in a post-Roman world -- Sources of conciliar history -- The physical world of the frankish councils -- The reflection of reality in conciliar legislation -- The enforcement of conciliar rulings -- From councils to canon law -- Continuity and change in the eighth century -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. Frankish Councils, 511-768 -- B. Contested and Dubious Councils, 511-768 -- Calendar of councils -- Map (ecclesiastical provinces and bishoprics of Merovingian Gaul) -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - Despite growing scepticism concerning the evidentiary value of normative legal sources, scholars continue to mine the legislative acts of ecclesiastical councils for insight into political, religious, and quotidian life in Frankish Gaul. Between the reigns of Clovis and Charlemagne (AD 511-768) at least eighty councils assembled, often on royal command, to discuss issues of concern to the episcopal and clerical attendees. Their published canons were intended to communicate ecclesiastical policy in the Frankish regnum. However, scholars have paid comparatively slight attention to the institution responsible for this body of legislation. This book remedies this lacuna by delineating the functions and modus operandi of the Frankish church council as an administrative body. -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=338679 ER -