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The Conversion of Britain: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain c. 600-800

By Barbara Yorke

Book information

Publisher
Pearson Education
Year
2006
ISBN
0582772923, 9780582772922, 1138135437, 9781138135437
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2193223 bytes)
Series
Religion, Politics and Society in Britain
Pages
XVI+334\354
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2020-12-16 18:55:47

Description

The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples; the British, Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. They spoke 3 different languages, Gaelic, Brittonic and Old English, and lived in a diverse cultural environment. In 600 the British and the Irish were already Christians. In contrast the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons and Picts occurred somewhat later, at the end of the 6th and during the 7th century. Religion was one of the ways through which cultural difference was expressed, and the rulers of different areas of Britain dictated the nature of the dominant religion in areas under their control. This book uses the Conversion and the Christianisation of the different peoples of Britain as a framework through which to explore the workings of their political systems and the structures of their society. Because Christianity adapted to and affected the existing religious beliefs and social norms wherever it was introduced, it’s the perfect medium through which to study various aspects of society that are difficult to study by any other means.

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