مرگ و زندگی پس از آن در صفحات گرگوری از تور: دین و جامعه در گال دیرینه‌تاریخی (جهان‌های اجتماعی دوران باستان و اوایل قرون وسطی)

Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In his writings, both historical and hagiographical, Gregory depicted the saints and reprobates of his age. This book analyses Gregory’s writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop’s pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others he mentions in his voluminous text. The study provides insight into Gallic peoples living at the dawning of the Middle Ages and their hopes and fears about the otherworld. It affords an original, nuanced interpretation of Gregory’s motives for penning his works, particularly the Historiae , which remained unfinished upon the author’s death. Cover 1 Table of Contents 7 Acknowledgements 8 Abbreviations 10 Introduction 12 Part I: Death 24 1. Peering into the Invisible World 26 Death and the Little Boy 27 Becoming Gregory I 37 Conclusion 50 2. Maturing Spiritually in a Perilous World 54 Death and the Aspiring Cleric 54 Becoming Gregory II 67 Studium ad ecclesiastica scripta 77 Conclusion 88 3. Pastoring from the Pulpit and the Page 90 Death and the Bishop 90 Death and the Historian? 101 Bishop, Author, Pastor 112 Writings and Sermons 113 Sin, Penance, Grace 115 Living Holy People 125 Sinners 134 Conclusion 141 Part II: Afterlife 144 4. Discerning the Denizens of Heaven and Hell 146 The Saved 147 Visionaries and Heaven 152 Communicating Salvation: Migrare and Transire 154 Hellmates 158 Signs of Condemnation 167 Communicating Damnation: Interire, Iudicium Dei, Ultio Divina 173 Lessons and Warnings for Contemporaries 183 Conclusion 196 5. Fathoming the Fates of the Merovingians 202 Merovingians in Heaven 206 King Clovis and Queen Clotild 208 King Theudebert 225 Merovingians in Hell 231 King Chlodomer 231 A Mixed Bag: Kings Theuderic, Theudebald, Childebert I, Chlothar I and Prince Chramn 235 Kings Charibert and Sigibert 246 Kings Chilperic and Guntram 256 Conclusion 273 6. Conclusion 276 Killer Queen(s) 278 King Guntram and Gregory’s Unfinished Project 286 Afterword 293 Bibliography 298 Primary Sources 298 Secondary Works 300 Index 316 Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In his writings, both historical and hagiographical, Gregory depicted the saints and reprobates of his age. This book analyses Gregory's writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop's pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others he mentions in his voluminous text. The study provides insight into Gallic peoples living at the dawning of the Middle Ages and their hopes and fears about the otherworld. It offers an original, nuanced interpretation of Gregory's motives for penning his works, particularly the Historiae, which remained unfinished upon the author's death. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie "Gregory of Tours was a bishop of late antiquity who was famously devoted to promoting the efficacy of saintly powers. In his writings, both historical and hagiographical, Gregory depicted the saints and reprobates of his age. This book analyses Gregory's writings about death and the afterlife, thereby illuminating the bishop's pastoral imperative to save souls and revealing his opinions about the fates of Merovingian royals, among many others he mentions in his voluminous text. The study provides insight into Gallic peoples living at the dawning of the Middle Ages and their hopes and fears about the otherworld. It offers an original, nuanced interpretation of Gregory's motives for penning his works, particularly the 'Historiae', which remained unfinished upon the author's death."--Back cover Peering Into The Invisible World -- Maturing Spiritually In A Perilous World -- Pastoring From The Pulpit And The Page -- Discerning The Denizens Of Heaven And Hell -- Fathoming The Fates Of The Merovingians. Allen E. Jones. Issued As Part Of Book Collections On Project Muse. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [297]-313) And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.