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050	0	0	_aBR 200 _b.F57 1998
082	0	0	_a274/.02 _221
100	1		_aFletcher, R. A. _q(Richard A.) _926113
240	1	0	_aConversion of Europe
245	1	4	_aThe barbarian conversion : _bfrom paganism to Christianity / _cRichard Fletcher.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York : _bH. Holt and Co., _c1998
300			_axiii, 562 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
500			_aOriginally published: Conversion of Europe. London : HarperCollins, 1997.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 525-550) and index.
505			_aContents:
505			_a Who is it for? -- The challenge of the countryside -- Beyond the imperial frontiers -- The new Constantines -- An abundance of distinguished patrimonies -- The chalice and the horn -- Campaigning sceptres : the Frankish drive to the East -- Rising by steps : Christian consolidation -- Rival monotheisms -- A certain Greek named Methodius -- Scandinavians abroad and at home -- The Eastern marches from Wenceslas to Nyklot -- Mission into church -- The sword our pope : the Baltic and beyond -- Slouching towards Bethlehem -- Further reading.
520			_aSummary:
520			_a "An investigation of the process by which large parts of Europe accepted the Christian faith between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and of some of the cultural consequences that flowed therefrom." In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalists tells the story of the Christianization of Europe. It is a very large story, for conversion encompassed much more than religious belief. With it came enormous cultural change: Latin literacy and books, Roman notions of law and property, and the concept of town life, as well as new tastes in food, drink, and dress. Whether from faith or by force, from self-interest or by revelation, conversion had an immense impact that is with us even today. It is Richard Fletcher's achievement in this superb work that he makes that impact both felt and understood. - Publisher.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600. _926114
650		0	_aChurch history _yMiddle Ages, 600-1500. _926115
651		0	_aEurope _xChurch history. _926116
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0667/97050170-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0667/97050170-d.html
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942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBR 200 _i.F57 1998
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