The rise of Western Christendom : triumph and diversity, A.D. 200-1000 / Peter Brown.

Author
Brown, Peter, 1935- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2003.
Description
viii, 625 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

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      "This book offers a history of the first thousand years of Christianity. Ranging across the Christian world from China to Iceland, the narrative illustrates the diversity of Christian beliefs and practices. It also places the rise of Christianity in the context of other religious traditions, especially Islam. The author draws penetrating portraits of individuals and communities, from St. Patrick and the Irish Church to the Christian communities of Armenia and Mesopotamia." "For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, on monasticism and Irish Christianity. The author has also added an extensive introduction in which he reflects on the scholarly traditions that have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes. The revised edition contains new maps, a substantial bibliography, and a number of chronological tables to guide readers."--Jacket.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. [554]-598) and index.
      Contents
      • Part I : Empire and Aftermath: A.D. 200-500
      • "Laws of countries" : prologue and overview
      • Christianity and empire
      • Tempora Christiana : Christian times
      • Virtutes sanctorum ... strages gentium : "Deeds of Saints ... Slaughter of Nations"
      • On the frontiers : Noricum, Ireland, and Francia
      • Part II : Divergent Legacies: A.D. 500-600
      • Reverentia, rusticitas : Caesarius of Arles to Gregory of Tours
      • Bishops, city, and desert : East Rome
      • Regimen animarum : Gregory the Great
      • Part III : The End of Ancient Christianity: A.D. 600-750
      • Powerhouses of prayer : Monasticism in Western Europe
      • Making of a Sapiens : religion and culture in Continental Europe and in Ireland
      • Medicamenta paenitentiae : Columbanus
      • Christianity in Asia and the rise of Islam
      • "Changing of the Kingdoms" : Christians under Islam
      • Christianities of the North : Ireland
      • Christianities of the North : the Saxons of Britain
      • Micro-Christendoms
      • Part IV : New Christendoms: A.D. 750-1000
      • Crisis of the image : the Byzantine iconoclast controversy
      • Closing of the frontier : Frisia and Germany
      • "To rule the Christian people" : Charlemagne
      • In geār dagum, "In days of yore" : Northern Christendom and its past.
      ISBN
      • 0631221379 ((alk. paper))
      • 9780631221371 ((alk. paper))
      • 0631221387 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
      • 9780631221388 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
      LCCN
      2002003526
      OCLC
      49276254
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