Columbanus and the Peoples of Post-Roman Europe ed. by Alexander O'Hara (review)

Next, Johnston's "Movers and Shakers" mines the sources for Columbanus's views on women and gender and suggests that his Irish upbringing would have established expectations about female behavior and social position that sometimes put him at odds with the elite women he encounter...

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Published in:Journal of late antiquity 2020-10, Vol.13 (2), p.453-456
Main Author: Hart, Timothy C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
7th century
Essays
Missionaries
Monks
Patronage
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Summary:Next, Johnston's "Movers and Shakers" mines the sources for Columbanus's views on women and gender and suggests that his Irish upbringing would have established expectations about female behavior and social position that sometimes put him at odds with the elite women he encountered in Gaul. The final essay in this section, Wolfram's "Columbanus and the Mission to the Bavarians and the Slavs in the Seventh Century," contrasts the saint's short-lived missionary efforts in Bavaria (a re-Christianization of a former Roman province) with the abortive plan to proselytize among the Slavs (an ex novo effort), and notes, more broadly, the importance of Romance-speaking Christians in successful missionary efforts despite leadership by Frankish or Insular monks. Using Jonas's hagiography and various royal Lombard diplomas, Gasparri convincingly shows how Bobbio's foundation relied on concerted royal support, and how patronage of the monastery became an important way Lombard kings expressed their legitimacy and power.
ISSN:1939-6716
1942-1273
1942-1273
DOI:10.1353/jla.2020.0031