Hincmar of Rheims Life and work [Paperback]

Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (d. 882) is a crucial figure for all those interested in early medieval European history in general, and Carolingian history in particular. For forty years he was an advisor to kings and religious controversialist; his works are a key source for the political, religious and social history of the later ninth century, covering topics from papal politics to the abduction of women and the role of parish priests.

For the first time since Jean Devisse's biography of Hincmar in the 1970s, this book offers a three-dimensional examination of a figure whose actions and writings in different fields are often studied in isolation. It brings together the latest international research across the spectrum of his varied activities, as history-writer, estate administrator, hagiographer, canonist, pastorally engaged bishop, and politically minded royal advisor. The introduction also provides the first substantial English-language survey of Hincmar's whole career.

1. Introduction Rachel Stone

2. The bearing of Hincmar's life on his historical writing Janet L. Nelson

3. To fight with words: the case of Hincmar of Laon in the Annals of St. Bertin Christine Kleinjung

4. An unfortunate necessity? Hincmar and Lothar I Elina Screen

5. 'We are between the hammer and the anvil': Hincmar in the crisis of 875 Cl?mentine Bernard-
Valette

6. Hincmar's influence during Louis the Stammerer's reign Margaret McCarthy

7. Hincmar and his Roman legal sources Simon Corcoran

8. 'Hincmar et la loi' revisited: on Hincmar's use of capitularies Philippe Depreux

9. The bishop and the law, according to Hincmar's Life of Saint Remigius Marie-C?line Isa?a

10. Family order and kingship according to Hincmar Sylvie Joye

11. 'The praetor does concern himself with trifles': Hincmar, the polyptych of St-Remi of Rheims and the slaves of Courtisols Josiane Barbier

12. Hincmar's parish priel£