Introduction

Part I: Religion

1. Demons and the Battle for Souls at Cluny

Originally published as: “Demons and the Battle for Souls at Cluny.” Studies in Religion / Sciences réligieuses
32.4 (2003): 485-497.

Reprinted by permission of Sage Journals.

2. Bede's Devotion to Rome: The Periphery Defining the Center

Originally published as: “Bede’s Devotion to Rome: The Periphery Defining the Center.” Bède le Vénérable entre tradition et postérité. Edited by Stephane Lebecq, Michel Perrin et Olivier Szerwiniack. Lille: CEGES,
2005. 199-208.

Reprinted by permission of Université Lille, CEGES.

3. The Frankish Church and Missionary War in Central Europe

Originally published as: "The Frankish Church and Missionary Warfare in Central Europe." Between Sword and Prayer: Warfare and Medieval Clergy in Cultural Perspective. Edited by Radoslav Kotecki, Jacek Maciejewsky, Jon S. Ott. Leiden: E.J. Brill,
2017. 46-87.

Reprinted by permission of E.J. Brill – Leiden.

4. The Attack on Pope Formosus: Papal History in an Age of Resentment

Originally published as: "The Attack on Pope Formosus: Papal History in an Age of Resentment (875-897)." Ecclesia et Violentia: Violence Against the Church and Violence Within the Church in the Middle Ages. Edited by Radoslav Kotecki and Jacek Maciejewski. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2014. 184-208.

Reprinted by permission of Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

5. The Body of Pope Formosus

Originally published as: “The Body of Pope Formosus.” Millenium. Jahrbuch zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr. / Yearbook on the Culture and History of the First Millenium C.E., 9 (2012): 277-297.

Reprinted by permission of Walter de Gruyter Academic Publishing.

Part II: Law

6. Carolingian Monarchy and Ancient Irish Models of Kingship

Originally published as: “La Monarchie carolingienne et les anciens modeles irlandais.” Annales – Histoire, Sciences Sociales, 51 (1996): 307–324. Translated into French by Alain Boureau.

Reprinted by permission of Éditions de l’EHESS, Paris.

7. The Ancient Fathers: Christian Antiquity, Patristics and Frankish Canon Law

Originally published as: "The Ancient Fathers: Christian Antiquity, Patristics and Frankish Canon Law." Millenium. Jahrbuch zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr. / Yearbook on the Culture and History of the First Millenium C.E., Vol.7 (2010): 293-342. Reprinted by permission of Walter de Gruyter Academic Publishing.

8. Canon Law and Royal Power in the Councils and Letters of St. Boniface

Originally published as: “Canon Law and Royal Power in the Councils and Letters of St. Boniface.” The Bulletin of Medieval Canon Law 28 (2008) [2010]: 1-30.

Reprinted by permission of The Catholic University of America Press.

Part III: Interpretation

9. Philology and Presence

Originally published as: “Philology and Presence.” The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms 22.4 (2017): 456-471.

Reprinted by permission of Taylor & Francis Ltd, www.tandfonline.com on behalf of International Society for the Study of European Ideas ©International Society for the Study of European Ideas’.

10. Our Father: Glossing a Bohemian Prayer

Originally published as: “Our Father: Glossing a Bohemian Prayer.” Biblical Interpretation, 22 (2014): 71-89.

Reprinted by permission of E.J. Brill – Leiden.

11. The God of Culture

Originally published as: “The God of Culture.” East European Politics and Societies 16:2 (Spring, 2002): 572-588.

Reprinted by permission of Sage Journals.

12. Jean Mabillon and the Sources of Medieval Ecclesiastical History (Part 1)

Originally published as: “Jean Mabillon and the Sources of Medieval Ecclesiastical History: Part One": American Benedictine Review 60:1 (March, 2009): 76-93.

Reprinted by permission of The American Benedictine Academy.

13. Jean Mabillon and the Sources of Medieval Ecclesiastical History (Part 2)

Originally published as: “Jean Mabillon and the Sources of Medieval Ecclesiastical History: Part Two": American Benedictine Review 60:2 (June, 2009): 121-134.

Reprinted by permission of The American Benedictine Academy.