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The Formation of Christian Europe [Hardback]
Owen M. Phelan (Author)
Regular Price: £83.00
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ISBN: 9780198718031
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Formation of Christian Europe analyses the Carolingians' efforts to form a Christian Empire with the organizing principle of the sacrament of baptism. Owen M. Phelan argues that baptism provided the foundation for this society, and offered a m... .... Learn More -
Religious Women in Early Carolingian Francia: A Study of Manuscript Transmission and Monastic Culture [Hardback]
Felice Lifshitz (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
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ISBN: 9780823256877
Published by : Fordham University Press
In 1993, the doyenne of women's history, Gerda Lerner, described the creation of feminist consciousness in Europe as beginning at least as early as the seventh century. She insisted that "women's resistance to patriarchal ideas" and "feminist oppo... .... Learn More -
The Making and Unmaking of a Saint [Hardback]
Mathew Kuefler (Author)
Regular Price: £66.00
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ISBN: 9780812245523
Published by : University of Pennsylvania Press
A crusader, a hermit, a bishop, a plague victim, and even a repentant murderer by turns: the stories attached to Saint Gerald of Aurillac offer a strange and fragmented legacy. His two earliest biographies, written in the early tenth and early ele... .... Learn More -
Discovery and Distinction in the Early Middle Ages [Hardback]
Cullen J. Chandler (Editor); Steven A. Stofferahn (Editor)
Regular Price: £78.00
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ISBN: 9781580441704
Published by : Medieval Institute Publications
Celebrating the career of one of the most prodigious modern scholars of the early Middle Ages, Discovery and Distinction in the Early Middle Ages showcases the vibrancy of early medieval European history, highlighting new perspectives on the Carol... .... Learn More -
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 18 [Paperback]
Helena Hamerow (Editor)
£40.00ISBN: 9781905905287
Published by : Oxford University School of Archaeology
Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History
Volume: 18
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Being an Islander: Production and Identity at Quoygrew, Orkney, AD 900-1600 [Hardback]
James H. Barrett (Editor)
Regular Price: £56.00
Special Price: £19.95
ISBN: 9781902937618
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Quoygrew - a settlement of farmers and fishers on the island of Westray in Orkney - was continuously occupied from the tenth century until 1937. Focusing on the archaeology of its first 700 years, this volume explores how 'small worlds' both refle... .... Learn More -
The Eucharist in Pre-Norman Ireland [Paperback]
Neil Xavier O'Donoghue (Author)
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ISBN: 9780268037321
Published by : University of Notre Dame Press
In addition to reassessing the available texts for the liturgy of the Eucharist in the pre-Norman Irish church this study considers the social dimension of the Eucharist, its treatment in art and architecture, and its treatment as reflected by ... .... Learn More -
Empty Bottles of Gentilism [Hardback]
Francis Oakley (Author)
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ISBN: 9780300155389
Published by : Yale University Press
This, the first of a trilogy which will examine the part played by the Middle Ages in the development of modern political thought, examines the Classical inheritance and early medieval theories of kingship and regal sacrality. Oakley argues tha... .... Learn More -
Divorce of Lothar II [Hardback]
K. Heidecker (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
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ISBN: 9780801439292
Published by : Cornell University Press
The Divorce of Lothar II illuminates the origin and development of Western notions of marriage and divorce and the separation of church and state in the context of a notorious royal divorce in late Carolingian Europe. In 857, Lothar II, king of Lo... .... Learn More -
Landscape With Two Saints [Hardback]
Lisa M. Bitel (Author)
Regular Price: £31.49
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ISBN: 9780195336528
Published by : Oxford University Press
This intriguing book examines the multifaceted careers and cults of two fifth and sixth century saints, described by Bitel as "peripatetic, influential women responsible for building prestigious churches". Both saints had a pivotal role in the ... .... Learn More
