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Christianity and Paganism, 350-750: The Conversion of Western Europe

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
1985
ISBN
0812212134, 9780812212136, 081227993X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14203027 bytes)
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Pages
237\238
Topic
History
Time added
2023-04-29 13:20:10

Description

Using sermons, exorcisms, letters, biographies of the saints, inscriptions, autobiographical and legal documents—some of which are translated nowhere else—J. N. Hillgarth shows how the Christian church went about the formidable task of converting western Europe. The book covers such topics as the relationship between the Church and the Roman state, Christian attitudes toward the barbarians, and the missions to northern Europe. It documents as well the cult of relics in popular Christianity and the emergence of consciously Christian monarchies.

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