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The societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of
militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic
of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor
mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing
features like the lack of demarcation between the military and
civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to
weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of
martial values. Early medieval militarisation assembles twenty
studies that use both written and archaeological evidence to
explore the phenomenon of militarisation and its impact on the
development of the societies of early medieval Europe. The
interdisciplinary investigations break new ground and will be
essential reading for scholars and students of related fields, as
well as non-specialists with an interest in early medieval history.
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This is the first volume to attempt a comprehensive overview of the
evolution of the 'Arian' churches in the Roman world of Late
Antiquity and their political importance in the late Roman kingdoms
of the 5th-6th centuries, ruled by barbarian warrior elites.
Bringing together researchers from the disciplines of theology,
history and archaeology, and providing an extensive bibliography,
it constitutes a breakthrough in a field largely neglected in
historical studies. A polemical term coined by the Orthodox Church
(the side that prevailed in the Trinitarian disputes of the 4th
century C.E.) for its opponents in theology as well as in
ecclesiastical politics, Arianism has often been seen as too
complicated to understand outside the group of theological
specialists dealing with it and has therefore sometimes been
ignored in historical studies. The studies here offer an
introduction to the subject, grounded in the historical context,
then examine the adoption of Arian Christianity among the Gothic
contingents of the Roman army, and its subsequent diffusion in the
barbarian kingdoms of the late Roman world.
This is the first volume to attempt a comprehensive overview of the
evolution of the 'Arian' churches in the Roman world of Late
Antiquity and their political importance in the late Roman kingdoms
of the 5th-6th centuries, ruled by barbarian warrior elites.
Bringing together researchers from the disciplines of theology,
history and archaeology, and providing an extensive bibliography,
it constitutes a breakthrough in a field largely neglected in
historical studies. A polemical term coined by the Orthodox Church
(the side that prevailed in the Trinitarian disputes of the 4th
century C.E.) for its opponents in theology as well as in
ecclesiastical politics, Arianism has often been seen as too
complicated to understand outside the group of theological
specialists dealing with it and has therefore sometimes been
ignored in historical studies. The studies here offer an
introduction to the subject, grounded in the historical context,
then examine the adoption of Arian Christianity among the Gothic
contingents of the Roman army, and its subsequent diffusion in the
barbarian kingdoms of the late Roman world.
The societies of ancient Europe underwent a continual process of
militarisation, and this would come to be a defining characteristic
of the early Middle Ages. The process was neither linear nor
mono-causal, but it affected society as a whole, encompassing
features like the lack of demarcation between the military and
civil spheres of the population, the significance attributed to
weapons beyond their military function and the wide recognition of
martial values. Early medieval militarisation assembles twenty
studies that use both written and archaeological evidence to
explore the phenomenon of militarisation and its impact on the
development of the societies of early medieval Europe. The
interdisciplinary investigations break new ground and will be
essential reading for scholars and students of related fields, as
well as non-specialists with an interest in early medieval history.
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