Einhard
The Sinner and the Saints
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11003922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia M H Smith (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 55-77 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-4401 • E-ISSN: 1474-0648 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0080440103000033 |
| OpenAlex | W2013634184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This essay offers a major reassessment of the career of Einhard, biographer of Charlemagne, and an analysis of elite lay piety in the Carolingian era. Einhard's life ( c . 770–840) is discussed in terms of childhood, youth, marriage and old age, with emphasis on the significance of his wife, Imma. His personal relationship with the relics which he had translated from Rome to Seligenstadt and his self-description as a ‘sinner’ offer insights into his religiosity. Einhard and Imma are also situated in a broader discussion of the religious activities of other elite married couples of their day. Monastic foundations, relic collecting, Christian household morality and close engagement with the Psalter characterise a distinctive conjugal Christianity in the Carolingian period
Christianity · Elite · Morality · Piety · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Situated · Sociology · Theology · Wife · Gender Studies · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2020 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |