Medieval transformations : texts, power, and gifts in context

AbbreviationsIntroduction, Esther CohenPART ONE. TRANSFORMATIONS: TEXT, SCRIPTURE, AND AUTHORITY IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES1. Reflections on Canonization and the Authority of the Written Word in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: By Way of Comment, Marco Mostert2. Holy Scripture and the Transmission of Knowledge in Early Islam: The Inception of Arabic Linguistic Studies, Monique Bernards3. Martin of Braga’s De correctione rusticorum and its Uses in Frankish Gaul, Yitzhak Hen4. Religious Instruction in the Frankish Kingdoms, Rob Meens5. Exegesis for an Empress, Mayke de Jong6. The Varying Roles of Biblical Testimonies in the Carolingian Image Controversies, Thomas F.X. NoblePART TWO. TRANSFORMATIONS: GIFTS, VIOLENCE, AND BRIBES, HIGH AND LATE MIDDLE AGES7. The Medieval Gift as Agent of Social Bonding and Political Power: A Comparative Approach, Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld8. Gifts And Simony, Timothy Reuter9. The Politics of Exchange: Gifts, Fiefs, and Feudalism, Stephen D. White10. Presenting Respect in the Eleventh Century: Odo of Blaison and the Canons of St.-Lézin, Hendrik Teunis11. From Peace to Power: The Study of Disputes in Medieval France, Stephen D. White12. Accountancies and Arcana: Registering the Gift in Late Medieval Cities, Valentin Groebner13. Pruning Peasants: Private War and Maintaining the Lords’ Peace in Late Medieval Germany, Gadi AlgaziIndex