Freedom and protection

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Freedom and protection is written by Kriston R. Rennie and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1526127741 (ISBN 10) and 9781526127747 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the history of monastic exemption in France. It reveals an institutional story of monastic freedom and protection, deeply rooted in the religious, political, social and legal culture of the early Middle Ages. Traversing many geo-political boundaries and fields of historical specialisation, the book defines the meaning and value of exemption to French monasteries between the sixth and eleventh centuries. It demonstrates how enduring relationships with the apostolic see in Rome ultimately contributed to an emerging identity of papal authority, the growth of early monasticism, Frankish politics and governance, church reform and canon law.