A Carefully Constructed History: Gregory of Tours and the Observation of Societal Shift in Merovingian Gaul

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dc.citation.firstpage35
dc.citation.issueNumberSpring
dc.citation.journalTitleRice Historical Review
dc.citation.lastpage50
dc.citation.volumeNumber3
dc.contributor.authorLucier, Oliver
dc.contributor.illustratorSamperio, Isabel
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-07T13:16:27Z
dc.date.available2018-06-07T13:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThis paper was written in The Age of Attila (HIST 401), taught by Dr. Maas.
dc.description.abstractGregory of Tours, a powerful sixth French century bishop, was also an influential historian. His major work, The History of the Franks, provided a detailed account of politics and society in fifth and sixth century France. By focusing on several key passages of this text, I argue that Gregory used his position as an historian to argue for a complementary religious and political order where secular, Merovingian rulers and religious leaders worked in concert. Gregory believed that this combined order was necessary to provide security and stability in the tumultuous aftermath of the fall of Rome.
dc.description.sponsorshipRice History Department
dc.format.extent16 pp
dc.identifier.citationLucier, Oliver. Samperio, Isabel (illustrator). "A Carefully Constructed History: Gregory of Tours and the Observation of Societal Shift in Merovingian Gaul." <i>Rice Historical Review,</i> 3, no. Spring (2018) Rice University: 35-50. https://doi.org/10.25611/j16n-xb16.
dc.identifier.digitalLucier-RHR-2018-Spring
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/j16n-xb16
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/101529
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRice University
dc.relation.IsPartOfSeriesSpring 2018
dc.titleA Carefully Constructed History: Gregory of Tours and the Observation of Societal Shift in Merovingian Gaul
dc.typeJournal article
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