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The Rise of Western Christendom

Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200-1000
By Peter Brown
Series: Making of Europe
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The Rise of Western Christendom by Peter Brown explores the transformation of the religious landscape in Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Middle Ages. It delves into the ways Christianity spread and adapted across diverse cultures and regions, highlighting the complexities and dynamics that shaped early Western Christendom. The book offers rich insights into the cultural interchanges and the resilience of Christian traditions during this transformative period.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring the development and transformation of Western Christianity from a historical perspective. Delve into the intricate ways in which the Christian faith adapted and flourished amidst the social and cultural changes of early medieval Europe.

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This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity s first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography.

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This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional colour images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power.

The Rise of Western Christendom offers a clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe. It is written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated the field of study known as 'late antiquity'.

This edition includes a fully updated bibliography and index.

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    This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional colour images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. The Rise of Western...
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The Rise of Western Christendom by Peter Brown is highly recommended for libraries, particularly those that do not have the second edition. It is seen as a valuable resource for lower-level undergraduates, advanced academic audiences, and general readers interested in religion and spirituality.

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ISBN: 9781118301265

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 January 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 10th Anniversary Revised Edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 862g

Pages: 720

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European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Peter Brown Religion & Spirituality Series: Making of Europe

About the Author

Peter Brown is Emeritus Professor of History at Princeton University. He is a celebrated scholar and author of numerous seminal historical works, which include Augustine of Hippo (1967, 2000), The World of Late Antiquity (1971), The Cult of the Saints (1982), The Body and Society (1988), Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity: Towards a Christian Empire (1992), Authority and the Sacred: Aspects of the Christianization of the Roman World (1995), Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire (2002), and the forthcoming Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD (2012).

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