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The barbarian conversion : from paganism to Christianity / Richard Fletcher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : H. Holt and Co., 1998Edition: 1st American edDescription: xiii, 562 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0805027637 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Conversion of Europe
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 274/.02 21
LOC classification:
  • BR 200 .F57 1998
Online resources:
Contents:
Contents:
Who is it for? -- The challenge of the countryside -- Beyond the imperial frontiers -- The new Constantines -- An abundance of distinguished patrimonies -- The chalice and the horn -- Campaigning sceptres : the Frankish drive to the East -- Rising by steps : Christian consolidation -- Rival monotheisms -- A certain Greek named Methodius -- Scandinavians abroad and at home -- The Eastern marches from Wenceslas to Nyklot -- Mission into church -- The sword our pope : the Baltic and beyond -- Slouching towards Bethlehem -- Further reading.
Summary: Summary:Summary: "An investigation of the process by which large parts of Europe accepted the Christian faith between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and of some of the cultural consequences that flowed therefrom." In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalists tells the story of the Christianization of Europe. It is a very large story, for conversion encompassed much more than religious belief. With it came enormous cultural change: Latin literacy and books, Roman notions of law and property, and the concept of town life, as well as new tastes in food, drink, and dress. Whether from faith or by force, from self-interest or by revelation, conversion had an immense impact that is with us even today. It is Richard Fletcher's achievement in this superb work that he makes that impact both felt and understood. - Publisher.
Item type: Books
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Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BR 200 .F57 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA010425 Available AUA010425

Originally published: Conversion of Europe. London : HarperCollins, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-550) and index.

Contents:

Who is it for? --
The challenge of the countryside --
Beyond the imperial frontiers --
The new Constantines --
An abundance of distinguished patrimonies --
The chalice and the horn --
Campaigning sceptres : the Frankish drive to the East --
Rising by steps : Christian consolidation --
Rival monotheisms --
A certain Greek named Methodius --
Scandinavians abroad and at home --
The Eastern marches from Wenceslas to Nyklot --
Mission into church --
The sword our pope : the Baltic and beyond --
Slouching towards Bethlehem --
Further reading.

Summary:


"An investigation of the process by which large parts of Europe accepted the Christian faith between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and of some of the cultural consequences that flowed therefrom." In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalists tells the story of the Christianization of Europe. It is a very large story, for conversion encompassed much more than religious belief. With it came enormous cultural change: Latin literacy and books, Roman notions of law and property, and the concept of town life, as well as new tastes in food, drink, and dress. Whether from faith or by force, from self-interest or by revelation, conversion had an immense impact that is with us even today. It is Richard Fletcher's achievement in this superb work that he makes that impact both felt and understood. - Publisher.