Abstract:This article takes a fresh look at Carolingian councils through the prism of Ordines de Celebrando Concilio. Presenting themselves as instructions on how to hold councils, such ordines in part act as prescriptive texts aimed at ensuring that the liturgical framework around these meetings would guarantee the credibility of their conclusions – thus creating an image of ecclesiastical unity reflected both in the councils themselves and in their written records. By probing beyond these liturgical directions, it is… Show more
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