The Germanization of early medieval Christianity : a sociohistorical approach to religious transformation / / James C. Russell [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Russell James C.
• Pubblicazione: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Disciplina: 274.3/02
• Soggetto topico: Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Christian sociology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600; Social history - Medieval, 500-1500; Germanic peoples - Religion
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1994.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Germanization of early medieval Christianity
• ISBN: 0-19-773927-X; 0-19-536030-3; 1-280-53996-8; 1-4294-0558-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828945403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.