The coming of Christianity to Anglo-Saxon England / Henry Mayr-Harting
1991, 1st edition. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #425583
ISBN: 0271007699
Physical description; 354 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-324) and index. Contents; Part I: Kings and Conversion, 597-664 -- 1. The Pagan Kingdoms -- 2. Bede's Ecclesiastical History -- 3. The Gregorian Mission -- 4. The Roman Missionaries -- 5. Ireland -- 6. The Irish Missionaries -- 7. The Synod of Whitby -- Part II: Christian Achievement, c.650-750 -- 8. Background: Politics and Communications -- 9. Wilfrid -- 10. The Northumbrian Monasteries -- 11. Prayer and Worship -- 12. Books and Studies -- 13. Saints and Heroes -- 14. Church and Laity -- 15. St. Boniface: Mirror of English History -- Epilogue. Subjects; 449-1500. Church history Middle Ages, 600-1500. Anglo-Saxons. Church history Middle Ages.
Price: €28.00