Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy

Description

This is the first comparative, interdisciplinary analysis of one of the most fundamental stages in the formation of Europe. Leading scholars explore the role of the spread of Christianity and the formation of new principalities in the birth of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Bohemia, Hungary, Poland and Rus' around the year 1000. Drawing on history, archaeology and art history, and emphasizing problems related to the sources and historiographical debates, they demonstrate the complex interdependence between the processes of religious and political change, covering conditions prior to the introduction of Christianity, the adoption of Christianity, and the development of the rulers' power. Regional patterns emerge, highlighting both the similarities in ruler-sponsored cases of Christianization, and differences in the consolidation of power and in the use made of institutions introduced by Christianity. The essays reveal how local societies adopted Christianity; medieval ideas of what constituted the dividing line between Christians and non-Christians; and the connections between Christianity and power.

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Other Editions

• Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus' C. 900-1200Cambridge University Press2007-01-01
• Christianization and the rise of Christian monarchyCambridge University Press2007-01-01
• Christianization and the rise of Christian monarchyCambridge University Press2007-01-01
• Christianization and the rise of Christian monarchyCambridge University Press2007-01-01
• Christianization and the Rise of Christian MonarchyCambridge University Press2007-01-01
• Christianization and the Rise of Christian MonarchyCambridge University Press2007-01-01