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Belief and Religion in Barbarian Europe c. 350-700 (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R4,263
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Belief and Religion in Barbarian Europe c. 350-700 (Hardcover, New): Marilyn Dunn

Belief and Religion in Barbarian Europe c. 350-700 (Hardcover, New)

Marilyn Dunn

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This ground-breaking study offers a new paradigm for understanding the beliefs and religions of the Goths, Burgundians, Sueves, Franks and Lombards as they converted from paganism to Christianity between c.350 and c.700 CE. Combining history and theology with approaches drawn from the cognitive science of religion, Belief and Religion in Barbarian Europe uses both written and archaeological evidence to challenge many older ideas. Beginning with a re-examination of our knowledge about the deities and rituals of their original religions, it goes on to question the assumption that the Germanic peoples were merely passive recipients of Christian doctrine, arguing that so-called 'Arianism' was first developed as an 'entry-level' Christianity for the Goths. Focusing on individual ethnic groupings in turn, it presents a fresh view of the relationship between religion and politics as their rulers attempted to opt for Catholicism. In place of familiar debates about post-conversion 'pagan survivals', contemporary texts and legislation are analysed to create an innovative cognitive perspective on the ways in which the Church endeavoured to bring the Christian God into people's thoughts and actions. The work also includes a survey of a wide range of written and archaeological evidence, contrasting traditional conceptions of death, afterlife and funerary ritual with Christian doctrine and practice in these areas and exploring some of the techniques developed by the Church for assuaging popular anxieties about Christian burial and the Christian afterlife.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2013
First published: November 2013
Authors: Marilyn Dunn
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-4411-3160-7
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN: 1-4411-3160-4
Barcode: 9781441131607

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