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

Author(s)

• Brown, Peter Robert Lamont

Bibliographic Information

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

Peter Brown

（The making of Europe）

Blackwell, 2003

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

"First edition published 1996. Paperback edition published 1997"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [554]-598) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780631221371

Description

This book offers a vivid, compelling 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 preface in which he reflects on the scholarly traditions that have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes. The new edition contains new maps, a substantial bibliography, and a number of chronological tables to orient the reader.

Table of Contents

List of Maps. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Empire and Aftermath: AD 200 - 500: 1. 'The Laws of Countries': Prologue and Overview2. Christianity and Empire. 3. Tempora Christiana: Christian Times. 4. Virtutes sanctorum . strages gentium: +ACI-Deeds of Saints . Slaughter of Nations+ACI-. 5. On the Frontier: Noricum, Ireland, and Francia. Part II: Divergent Legacies: AD 500 - 750: 6. Reverentia, rusticitas: Caesarius of Arles to Gregory of Tours. 7. Bishops, City, and Desert: East Rome. 8. Regimen animarum: Gregory the Great. Part III: The End of Ancient Christianity: AD 600 - 750: 9. Powerhouses of Prayer: Monasticism in Western Europe. 10. The Making of a Sapiens: Religion and Culture in Continental Europeand in Ireland. 11. Medicamenta paenitentiae: Columbanus. 12. Christianity in Asia and the Rise of Islam. 13. +ACI-The Changing of the Kingdoms+ACI-: Christians under Islam. 14. Christianities of the North: Ireland. 15. Christianities of the North: The Saxons of Britain. 16. Micro-Christendoms. Part IV: New Christendoms: AD 750-1000: 17. The Crisis of the Image: The Byzantine Iconoclast Controversy. 18. Closing the Frontier: Frisia and Germany. 19. +ACI-To Rule the Christian People+ACI-: Charlemagne. 17. In gear gagum: +ACI-In Days of Yore+ACI-: Northern Christendom and its Past. Notes. Coordinated Chronological Tables. Bibliography: Primary Sources+ADs- Secondary Sources. Index.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780631221388

Description

This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, as well as an extensive preface in which the author reflects on the scholarly traditions which have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes. * New edition of popular account of the first 1000 years of Christianity. * Thoroughly rewritten, with extensive new preface of author's current thinking. * Includes new maps, substantial bibliography, and numerous chronological tables.

Table of Contents

• List of Maps. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Empire and Aftermath: AD 200-500. 1. 'The Laws of Countries": Prologue and Overview. 2. Christianity and Empire. 3. Tempora Christiana: Christian Times. 4. Virtutes sanctorum . strages gentium: "Deeds of Saints . Slaughter of Nations". 5. On the Frontier: Noricum, Ireland, and Francia. Part II: Divergent Legacies: AD 500-750. 6. Reverentia, rusticitas: Caesarius of Arles to Gregory of Tours. 7. Bishops, City, and Desert: East Rome. 8. Regimen animarum: Gregory the Great. Part III: The End of Ancient Christianity: AD 600-750. 9. Powerhouses of Prayer: Monasticism in Western Europe. 10. The Making of a Sapiens: Religion and Culture in Continental Europe. and in Ireland. 11. Medicamenta paenitentiae: Columbanus. 12. Christianity in Asia and the Rise of Islam. 13. "The Changing of the Kingdoms": Christians under Islam. 14. Christianities of the North: Ireland. 15. Christianities of the North: The Saxons of Britain. 16. Micro-Christendoms. Part IV: New Christendoms: AD 750-1000. 17. The Crisis of the Image: The Byzantine Iconoclast Controversy. 18. Closing the Frontier: Frisia and Germany. 19. "To Rule the Christian People": Charlemagne. 17. In gear gagum: "In Days of Yore": Northern Christendom and its Past. Notes. Coordinated Chronological Tables. Bibliography: Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources. Index.

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• NCID: BA59776213
• ISBN:
  • 0631221379
  • 0631221387
• LCCN: 2002003526
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malden, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 625 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 198
  • LCC : BR162.2
  • DC20 : 274
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
  • LCSH : Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19735516