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The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons c.597-c.700 - Discourses of Life, Death and Afterlife (Hardcover)
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The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons c.597-c.700 - Discourses of Life, Death and Afterlife (Hardcover)
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This is a new in-depth study of Christianization among the
Anglo-Saxons in the period c597-c730. It is the first work on the
subject to combine a historical approach with the insights provided
by ethnography and anthropology, in particular from that of the
relatively new academic discipline of cognitive anthropology.By
adopting an interdisciplinary approach, it studies the process of
Christianization from a completely new basis, deepens significantly
our knowledge of the subject and period and provides a fresh
starting point for other studies of Christianization in medieval
Europe. Using insights gained from various anthropological and
ethnographical studies, the book outlines the differences between
'doctrinal' and 'imagistic' modes of religiosity and discusses how
these can help our understanding of the fundamental characteristics
of both Anglo-Saxon paganism (imagistic) and Christianity
(doctrinal) religion. Another central feature of the book, which
will contribute greatly to its impact, is its study of death and
the dead.It explores the differences between Christian and
non-Christian beliefs about the dead and the nature of the soul. It
is the first book to apply cognitive theories of ritual to an
examination of Anglo-Saxon ritual sites and objects. At the same
time, its theoretical approaches are grounded firmly in a
historical context and it provides new insights into familiar
sources such as Bede's "Ecclesiastical History".
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