Author: J. N. Hillgarth
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812212136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book 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.
Christianity and Paganism, 350-750
Author: J. N. Hillgarth
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812212136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book 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.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812212136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book 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.
The English Language
Author: Charles Laurence Barber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521785709
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its prehistoric Indo-European origins to the present day. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, Charles Barber describes the nature of language and language change, and presents a history of the English language at different periods, dealing with key topics such as grammar, pronunciation and semantics. Where necessary, he introduces and explains the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. There are also chapters on English in the scientific age, English as a world language and the future of the language. Charles Barber uses dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, to illustrate the state of the English language through time in a range of contexts. This is a fascinating book for anyone with an interest in language.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521785709
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its prehistoric Indo-European origins to the present day. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, Charles Barber describes the nature of language and language change, and presents a history of the English language at different periods, dealing with key topics such as grammar, pronunciation and semantics. Where necessary, he introduces and explains the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. There are also chapters on English in the scientific age, English as a world language and the future of the language. Charles Barber uses dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, to illustrate the state of the English language through time in a range of contexts. This is a fascinating book for anyone with an interest in language.
Observations on the Conversion and Apostleship of St. Paul
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Rise of Western Christendom
Author: Peter Brown
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118301269
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. Clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe Written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated of the field of study known as 'late antiquity' Includes a fully updated bibliography and index
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118301269
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. Clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe Written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated of the field of study known as 'late antiquity' Includes a fully updated bibliography and index
The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: The making of the constitution
Author: Hannis Taylor
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The English Church
Author: William Hunt
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
A History of the English Church
Author: William Richard Wood Stephens
Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Encyclopædia Britannica
Author: Thomas Spencer Baynes
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research
Author: Josephus Nelson Larned
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
The Old English Translation of Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in its Historical and Cultural Context
Author: Andreas Lemke
Publisher: Göttingen University Press
ISBN: 3863951891
Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Did King Alfred the Great commission the Old English translation of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, probably the masterpiece of medieval Anglo-Latin Literature, as part of his famous program of translation to educate the Anglo-Saxons? Was the Old English Historia, by any chance, a political and religious manifesto for the emerging ‘Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons’? Do we deal with the literary cornerstone of a nascent English identity at a time when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were threatened by a common enemy: the Vikings? Andreas Lemke seeks to answer these questions – among others – in his recent publication. He presents us with a unique compendium of interdisciplinary approaches to the subject and sheds new light on the Old English translation of the Historia in a way that will fascinate scholars of Literature, Language, Philology and History.
Publisher: Göttingen University Press
ISBN: 3863951891
Category : Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Did King Alfred the Great commission the Old English translation of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, probably the masterpiece of medieval Anglo-Latin Literature, as part of his famous program of translation to educate the Anglo-Saxons? Was the Old English Historia, by any chance, a political and religious manifesto for the emerging ‘Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons’? Do we deal with the literary cornerstone of a nascent English identity at a time when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were threatened by a common enemy: the Vikings? Andreas Lemke seeks to answer these questions – among others – in his recent publication. He presents us with a unique compendium of interdisciplinary approaches to the subject and sheds new light on the Old English translation of the Historia in a way that will fascinate scholars of Literature, Language, Philology and History.