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The Barbarian Conversion

From Paganism to Christianity

  • Paperback
  • 575 pages
  • Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 3.9 cm

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For those curious about Europe's Christian roots.

The Barbarian Conversion explains cultural changes.

You’ll understand how faith shaped our world today.

Discover the fascinating story of how Christianity transformed Europe, blending faith with cultural change in Richard Fletcher's insightful book, The Barbarian Conversion.

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.
The Barbarian Conversion and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityThe Barbarian Conversion

  • Title

    The Barbarian Conversion

  • Author

    Richard Fletcher

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

  • Published

    September 1999

  • Weight

    818g

  • Page Count

    575

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 3.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520218598

  • ISBN-10

    0520218590

  • Eden Code

    2545434