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UNINA9910451424003321 |
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Autore |
Russell James C |
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Titolo |
The Germanization of early medieval Christianity [[electronic resource] ] : a sociohistorical approach to religious transformation / / James C. Russell |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-536030-3 |
1-280-53996-8 |
1-4294-0558-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christian sociology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
Germanic peoples - Religion |
Social history - Medieval, 500-1500 |
Electronic books. |
Europe Church history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Fordham University, 1990. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-247) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Transformations of Christianity; 2. Conversion, Christianization, and Germanization; 3. Sociohistorical Aspects of Religious Transformation; 4. Sociopsychological Aspects of Religious Transformation; 5. Germanic Religiosity and Social Structure; 6. Germanization and Christianization: 376-678; 7. Germanization and Christianization: 678-754; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study examines how Christianity changed in order to win the allegiance of the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples. The author argues that these Northern peoples were far more resistant to conversion than the disaffected urban populace of the Roman Empire. |
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