Many refrain from considering the Carolingian Empire as a state system because it lacks transpersonality. However, there certainly were transpersonal institutions in Carolingian society, and they took the form of churches and families. This publication researches their internal structures and functionality as a constitutive element of the empire. In this manner, it argues that the Carolingian Empire was organized based on pre-modern principles.

Autorentext

Jürgen Strothmann, University of Siegen, Germany.

Zusammenfassung

Germanische Altertumskunde Online (Germanic Antiquity Studies Online) just like the Reallexikon that has merged with it is accompanied by supplementary volumes. This series comprises both monographs and edited volumes on specific topics from the fields of archaeology, history, and literary studies. It thus expands the database with the inclusion of aspects that require comprehensive analysis. More than 100 volumes have now appeared, from Germanenproblemen in heutiger Sicht (The Problems of Germanic Peoples from a Contemporary Perspective) to Germanische Altertumskunde im Wandel (Germanic Antiquity Studies in Flux).