The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World
Isabel Moreira editor Bonnie Effros editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:29th Aug '24
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This collection of forty-six essays explores the significance of the Merovingian kingdoms from the fifth to eighth centuries, highlighting their cultural contributions and connections across Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World offers fresh insights into this pivotal era.
The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World presents a comprehensive exploration of the Merovingian kingdoms, which thrived from the fifth to the eighth centuries. This collection features forty-six essays that delve into the significance and dynamics of this often-overlooked period in European history. The Merovingian era, while extensively studied, remains relatively unknown, making this volume an essential resource for understanding the cultural and political transformations that occurred in what is now France, Belgium, Luxembourg, parts of Germany, and Switzerland.
The essays within the handbook illustrate how the inhabitants of these kingdoms, a blend of Gallo-Roman and Germanic peoples, navigated the legacy of ancient Rome while laying the groundwork for medieval European culture. The contributors emphasize the era's importance in shaping historical debates regarding the aftermath of the Roman Empire's decline. Through their analyses, they reveal how the Merovingians balanced the traditions they inherited with innovative approaches that would influence future generations.
Additionally, the handbook showcases a variety of methodologies and perspectives, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of Merovingian studies. By examining evidence from archaeology, literature, and material culture, the authors paint a vivid picture of a society at a crossroads, linking the Mediterranean with the British Isles and the Byzantine Empire. This volume not only enhances our understanding of the Merovingian world but also invites readers to appreciate the complexity and richness of this pivotal period in European history.
The Handbook includes forty-six essays written by the most prominent scholars of the Merovingian period, including well-established experts and early-career ones. This combination of authors creates a volume that succeeds in giving diverse perspectives on the Merovingians and which provides its readers with a range of methodological approaches to study late antique and early medieval history, as well as a rich bibliography of primary and secondary sources that should help anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the history of this period." Tamar Rotman, Independent Scholar, Speculum
The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World...offers rich discussions about their history from various methodological perspectives. In doing so, it joins other recent volumes on the Merovingians that aim to give a broader outlook on the period, yet none of them is as extensive as the volume under review.... A volume that succeeds in giving diverse perspectives on the Merovingians and which provides its readers with a range of methodological approaches to study late antique and early medieval history, as well as a rich bibliography of primary and secondary sources that should help anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the history of this period.... Extremely useful for students and scholars alike. * Speculum *
The academic world of Merovingian studies finds here an extremely helpful, comprehensive, thoughtful, up-to-date representation of the epoch. The two editors may be congratulated for having brought all theseauthors and their papers together. * Early Medieval Europe *
Editors Bonnie Effros and Isabel Moreira have given us an exceptional reference book with The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World. While knowledge of languages other than English is not necessary, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, and Greek scholarship is brought to the attention of the reader, often for the first time in an English publication." Jessica Gauthier, McGill University, Arc - Journal of the School of Religious Studies, McGill University
ISBN: 9780197785263
Dimensions: 163mm x 173mm x 53mm
Weight: 1746g
1168 pages