| Description |
1 online resource (317 pages) |
| Series |
Religion, Politics and Society in Britain |
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Religion, politics, and society in Britain series.
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| Contents |
Britain in c. 800 and in c. 1066: changes and continuities -- Records and remains: religion and reconstructions -- Kings: Christianity and control -- Kings: Christianity and acceptance -- Churches: boundaries and aspirations -- Social cohesion -- The church in society -- Women's agency -- The church in the landscape -- Government, law, and administration -- Pastoral care |
| Summary |
Using a comparative and broad perspective, Religion, Politics and Society in Britain 800-1066 draws on archaeology, art history, material culture, texts from charms to chronicles, from royal law-codes to sermons to poems, and other evidence to demonstrate the centrality of Christianity and the Church in Britain 800-1066. It delineates their contributions to the changes in politics, economy, society and culture that occurred between 800 and 1066, from nation-building to practicalities of government to landscape. The period 800-1066 saw the beginnings of a fundamental restructuring of politics, |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Christianity and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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Religion and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500
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Anglo-Saxons -- Politics and government
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Church history.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Social conditions
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church history.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Anglo-Saxons -- Politics and government
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Christianity and politics
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Church history
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Religion and politics
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056730
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317805359 |
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1317805356 |
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