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Gebhardt / Jan Clauß, 2017 Source: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Frankfurt am Main [u.a.], 2017 ISBN 978-3-631-66219-9 (Print) · E-ISBN 978-3-653-05232-9 (E-Book) · E-ISBN 978-3-631-70624-4 (EPUB) · E-ISBN 978-3-631-70625-1 (MOBI) The electronic version of this book is freely available due to funding by OGeSoMo, a BMBF-project to support and analyse open access book publications in the humanities and social sciences (BMBF: Federal Ministry of Education and Research). The project is led by the University Library of Duisburg-Essen. Christian Scholl /Torben R. Gebhardt/Jan Clauß (eds.) Christian Scholl / Torben R. Gebhardt / Jan Clauß (eds.) Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages During the Middle Ages, rulers from The Editors Transcultural Approaches different regions aspired to an idea of Christian Scholl studied History and imperial hegemony. On the other hand, English Language and Literature in Trier Scholl/Gebhardt/Clauß (eds.) there were rulers who deliberately refused and Dublin. He is a researcher at the to be «emperors», although their reign Institute for Early Medieval Studies at the to the Concept showed characteristics of imperial rule. University of Münster. The contributions in this volume ask Torben R. Gebhardt studied History for the reasons why some rulers such as and English Language and Literature in of Imperial Rule Charlemagne strove for imperial titles, Bochum. From 2011 to 2015, he worked whereas others voluntarily shrank from at the Department of History in Münster. them. They also look at the characteristics From 2016 onwards, he has been working in the Middle Ages of and rituals connected to imperial rule as a project coordinator at the Faculty as well as to the way Medieval empires of Engineering at the University of saw themselves. Thus, the authors in this Duisburg-Essen. volume adopt a transcultural perspective, Jan Clauß studied History and Catholic covering Western, Eastern, Northern Theology in Bochum and Dublin. From and Southern Europe, Byzantium and 2011 to 2015, he worked at the Depart- the Middle East. Furthermore, they go ment of History in Münster. Today, he beyond the borders of Christianity by works as a teacher. including various caliphates and Islamic Transcultural Approaches Transcultural «hegemonic» rulers like Saladin. to Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages in the Middle Rule to Imperial ISBN 978-3-631-66219-9 Clauß (eds.) Clauß (eds.) / Christian Scholl / Torben R. Gebhardt / Jan Clauß (eds.) Christian Scholl / Torben R. Gebhardt/ Jan Clauß (eds.) Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages Gebhardt / During the Middle Ages, rulers from The Editors Transcultural Approaches different regions aspired to an idea of Christian Scholl studied History and imperial hegemony. On the other hand, English Language and Literature in Trier Scholl there were rulers who deliberately refused and Dublin. He is a researcher at the to be «emperors», although their reign Institute for Early Medieval Studies at the to the Concept showed characteristics of imperial rule. University of Münster. The contributions in this volume ask Torben R. Gebhardt studied History for the reasons why some rulers such as and English Language and Literature in of Imperial Rule Charlemagne strove for imperial titles, Bochum. From 2011 to 2015, he worked whereas others voluntarily shrank from at the Department of History in Münster. them. They also look at the characteristics From 2016 onwards, he has been working in the Middle Ages of and rituals connected to imperial rule as a project coordinator at the Faculty as well as to the way Medieval empires of Engineering at the University of saw themselves. Thus, the authors in this Duisburg-Essen. volume adopt a transcultural perspective, Jan Clauß studied History and Catholic covering Western, Eastern, Northern Theology in Bochum and Dublin. From and Southern Europe, Byzantium and 2011 to 2015, he worked at the Depart- the Middle East. Furthermore, they go ment of History in Münster. Today, he beyond the borders of Christianity by works as a teacher. including various caliphates and Islamic Transcultural Approaches Transcultural «hegemonic» rulers like Saladin. to Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages in the Middle Rule to Imperial Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages Christian Scholl / Torben R. Gebhardt / Jan Clauß (eds.) Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages Bibliographic Information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Scholl, Christian, 1981- editor of compilation. | Gebhardt, Torben R., editor of compilation. | Clauss, Jan, 1982- editor of compilation. Jan Clauss, 22/09/1982 (22 September 1982) Title: Transcultural approaches to the concept of imperial rule in the Middle Ages / Chris- tian Scholl, Torben R. Gebhardt, Jan Clauss (eds.). Description: Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang Edition, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016051006| ISBN 9783631662199 (print) | ISBN 9783653052329 (PDF) | ISBN 9783631706244 (ePub) | ISBN 9783631706251 (MOBI) Subjects: LCSH: World politics—To 1900. | Middle Ages. | Imperialism—History—To 1500. | Kings and rulers, Medieval—History. | Emperors—History—To 1500. | Imperialism— Cross-cultural studies Classification: LCC D131 .T73 2017 | DDC 321/.60940902—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016051006 The electronic version of this book is freely available due to funding by OGeSoMo, a BMBF-project to support and analyse open access book publications in the humanities and social sciences (BMBF: Federal Ministry of Education and Research). The project is led by the University Library of Duisburg-Essen. For more information see https://www.uni-due.de/ogesomo. 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Christian Scholl, Torben R. Gebhardt, Jan Clauß (Münster) Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Middle Ages: Introduction .................................................................... 7 Names: Scholl, Christian, 1981- editor of compilation. | Gebhardt, Torben R., editor of compilation. | Clauss, Jan, 1982- editor of compilation. Jan Clauss, 22/09/1982 (22 September 1982) Christian Scholl (Münster) Title: Transcultural approaches to the concept of imperial rule in the Middle Ag- Imitatio Imperii? Elements of Imperial Rule in the Barbarian es / Christian Scholl, Torben R. Gebhardt, Jan Clauss (eds.). Successor States of the Roman West .................................................... 19 Description: Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang Edition, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Sebastian Kolditz (Heidelberg) Identifiers: LCCN 2016051006| ISBN 9783631662199 (print) | ISBN 9783653052329 (PDF) | ISBN 9783631706244 (ePub) | ISBN 9783631706251 (MO- Barbarian Emperors? Aspects of the Byzantine Perception of the BI) qaghan (chaganos) in the Earlier Middle Ages ..................................... 41 Subjects: LCSH: World politics--To 1900. | Middle Ages. | Imperialism--History-- To 1500. | Kings and rulers, Medieval--History. | Emperors--History--To 1500. | Jan Clauß (Münster) Imperialism--Cross-cultural studies Imports and Embargos of Imperial Concepts in the Frankish Classification: LCC D131 .T73 2017 | DDC 321/.60940902--dc23 LC record avail- able at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016051006 Kingdom. The Promotion of Charlemagne’s Imperial Coronation in Carolingian Courtly Culture ........................................................... 77 ISBN 978-3-631-66219-9 (Print) Simon Groth (Frankfurt am Main) E-ISBN 978-3-653-05232-9 (E-Book)