{"product_id":"9780521881524","title":"The Penitential State : Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious, 814-840","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 833 emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's son, submitted to a public penance in the wake of a rebellion by his three elder sons. This penance amounted to a deposition, for Louis was to atone for his sins for the rest of his life. However, only half a year later, he was back on the throne again. In this evaluation of Louis' reign, Mayke de Jong argues that his penance was the outcome of a political discourse and practice in which the accountability of the Frankish ruler to God played an increasingly central role. However heated their debates, this was a moral high ground Louis shared with churchmen and secular magnates. Through a profound re-reading of texts by contemporary authors who reflected on legitimate authority in times of crisis, this book reveals a world in which political crime was defined as sin, and royal authority was enhanced by atonement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52276242743607,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":720.59,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780521881524-1.jpg?v=1783114921","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780521881524","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}