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Church in Anglo-Saxon Society

Blair, John
Innbundet / 2005 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198226956
Publisert
2005
Utgiver
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Vekt
1248 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
39 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
624

Forfatter
Blair, John

Church in Anglo-Saxon Society

Blair, John
Innbundet / 2005 / Engelsk
Blair, John
Innbundet / 2005 / Engelsk
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...a classic, frequently used and cited by students and scholars alike.

Early Medieval Europe

This major book is likely to be the standard work on this subject for years to come...Encyclopaedic, fluently written and well illustrated, this book is a must.

Jeremy Knight Archaeology in Wales

...an impressive study of the English church before the Norman Conquest which sheds much new light on its structures and place in society

Contemporary Review

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a powerful and compelling synthesis...Blair's skilful integration of archaeological and historical evidence is second to none. His synthesis and assessment of the most recent archaeological research conveys all the excitement of this fast unfolding field

John Nightingale, Magdalen College, Oxford

This book is a major breakthrough in our understanding of English religious history.

Contemporary Review

A comprehensive study...John Blair's eloquent presentation of the evidence will doubtless hold the field for a generation, and is likely to define debate for even longer.

Richard Gameson, TLS

...it is a testament to Blair's skills as a writer and researcher that this book will be the first port of call for many years to come.

Martin Ryan, Landscape History, Vol. 28

From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture and ideas, social and economic behaviour, and the organization of landscape and settlement. This book traces how the widespread foundation of monastic sites ('minsters') during c.670-730 gave the recently pagan English new ways of living, of exploiting their resources, and of absorbing European culture, as well as opening new spiritual and intellectual horizons. Through the era of Viking wars, and the tenth-century reconstruction of political and economic life, the minsters gradually lost their wealth, their independence, and their role as sites of high culture, but grew in stature as foci of local society and eventually towns. After 950, with the increasing prominence of manors, manor-houses, and village communities, a new and much larger category of small churches were founded, endowed, and rebuilt: the parish churches of the emergent eleventh- and twelfth-century local parochial system. In this innovative study, John Blair brings together written, topographical, and archaeological evidence to build a multi-dimensional picture of what local churches and local communities meant to each other in early England.
Les mer
From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. This study brings together evidence to build a picture of what local churches and local communities meant to each other in early England.
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Introduction ; 1. The English and their Christian Neighbours, c.550-650 ; 2. Minsters in Church and State, c.650-850 ; 3. Church and People, c.650-850 ; 4. The Church in the Landscape, c.650-850 ; 5. Monastic Towns? Minsters as Central Places, c.650-850 ; 6. Minsters in a Changing World, c.850-1100 ; 7. The Birth and Growth of Local Churches, c.850-1100 ; 8. From Hyrness to Local Parish: The Formation of Parochial Identities, c.850-1100 ; Epilogue ; Appendix: Three Minor Minsters in the Eleventh Century ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
`The... definitive work on the subject, thoroughly researched, and admirably and clearly told.' Church Times `Readers of this marvellous book will be transformed' BBC History `This is a solid work and a demanding read, but Blair offers an unexpectedly rich and fascinating history from very sparse and elusive sources.' New Directions
Les mer
Of fundamental importance in our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society Makes the latest archaeological and historical research accessible to a wide readership Offers major new insights into life in the Anglo-Saxon world
Les mer
Of fundamental importance in our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society Makes the latest archaeological and historical research accessible to a wide readership Offers major new insights into life in the Anglo-Saxon world
Les mer

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...a classic, frequently used and cited by students and scholars alike.

Early Medieval Europe

This major book is likely to be the standard work on this subject for years to come...Encyclopaedic, fluently written and well illustrated, this book is a must.

Jeremy Knight Archaeology in Wales

...an impressive study of the English church before the Norman Conquest which sheds much new light on its structures and place in society

Contemporary Review

Se alle

a powerful and compelling synthesis...Blair's skilful integration of archaeological and historical evidence is second to none. His synthesis and assessment of the most recent archaeological research conveys all the excitement of this fast unfolding field

John Nightingale, Magdalen College, Oxford

This book is a major breakthrough in our understanding of English religious history.

Contemporary Review

A comprehensive study...John Blair's eloquent presentation of the evidence will doubtless hold the field for a generation, and is likely to define debate for even longer.

Richard Gameson, TLS

...it is a testament to Blair's skills as a writer and researcher that this book will be the first port of call for many years to come.

Martin Ryan, Landscape History, Vol. 28

From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture and ideas, social and economic behaviour, and the organization of landscape and settlement. This book traces how the widespread foundation of monastic sites ('minsters') during c.670-730 gave the recently pagan English new ways of living, of exploiting their resources, and of absorbing European culture, as well as opening new spiritual and intellectual horizons. Through the era of Viking wars, and the tenth-century reconstruction of political and economic life, the minsters gradually lost their wealth, their independence, and their role as sites of high culture, but grew in stature as foci of local society and eventually towns. After 950, with the increasing prominence of manors, manor-houses, and village communities, a new and much larger category of small churches were founded, endowed, and rebuilt: the parish churches of the emergent eleventh- and twelfth-century local parochial system. In this innovative study, John Blair brings together written, topographical, and archaeological evidence to build a multi-dimensional picture of what local churches and local communities meant to each other in early England.
Les mer
From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. This study brings together evidence to build a picture of what local churches and local communities meant to each other in early England.
Les mer
Introduction ; 1. The English and their Christian Neighbours, c.550-650 ; 2. Minsters in Church and State, c.650-850 ; 3. Church and People, c.650-850 ; 4. The Church in the Landscape, c.650-850 ; 5. Monastic Towns? Minsters as Central Places, c.650-850 ; 6. Minsters in a Changing World, c.850-1100 ; 7. The Birth and Growth of Local Churches, c.850-1100 ; 8. From Hyrness to Local Parish: The Formation of Parochial Identities, c.850-1100 ; Epilogue ; Appendix: Three Minor Minsters in the Eleventh Century ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
`The... definitive work on the subject, thoroughly researched, and admirably and clearly told.' Church Times `Readers of this marvellous book will be transformed' BBC History `This is a solid work and a demanding read, but Blair offers an unexpectedly rich and fascinating history from very sparse and elusive sources.' New Directions
Les mer
Of fundamental importance in our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society Makes the latest archaeological and historical research accessible to a wide readership Offers major new insights into life in the Anglo-Saxon world
Les mer
Of fundamental importance in our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society Makes the latest archaeological and historical research accessible to a wide readership Offers major new insights into life in the Anglo-Saxon world
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198226956
Publisert
2005
Utgiver
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Vekt
1248 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
39 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
624

Forfatter
Blair, John

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