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The Formation of Christendom /
In a lucid history of what used to be termed "the Dark Ages," Judith Herrin outlines the origins of Europe from the end of late antiquity to the coronation of Charlemagne. She shows that the clash between nascent Islam and stubburn Byzantium was the central contest that allowed "Europ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2020]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF PLATES
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I. LATE ANTIQUITY
- MAP 1
- 1. Romans and Non-Romans
- 2. Christian Influence in Late Antique Culture
- 3. The Churches in the Sixth Century: The Council of 553
- PART II. FROM CHRISTIAN SCHISM TO DIVISION
- MAP 2
- Introduction to Part II
- 4. The Achievement of Gregory the Great
- 5. Byzantium Confronted by Islam
- 6. The Visigothic Alternative
- 7. The Roots of Christian Disunity, 649-92
- PART III. THE THREE HEIRS OF ROME
- MAP 3
- Introduction to Part III
- 8. Eastern Iconoclasm: Islamic and Byzantine
- 9. Divergent Paths
- 10. The Carolingian Innovation
- 11. The Two Emperors of Christendom
- 12. Conclusion
- Afterword
- Abbreviations
- Index
- COMPARATIVE CHRONOLOGY