The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society
ISBN13: 9780198226956ISBN10: 0198226950
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624 pages
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Apr 2005,
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From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture and ideas, social and economic behaviour, and the organization of landscape and settlement. This book traces how the widespread foundation of monastic sites ('minsters') during c.670-730 gave the recently pagan English new ways of living, of exploiting their resources, and of absorbing European culture, as well as opening new spiritual and intellectual horizons.Features
- Makes the latest archaeological and historical research accessible to a wide readership
- Offers major new insights into life in the Anglo-Saxon world
- Of fundamental importance in our understanding of Anglo-Saxon society
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624 pages; 8 halftones, 3 maps, 20 line illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-19-822695-6ISBN10: 0-19-822695-0About the Author(s)
John Blair has been a Fellow and Praelector in History at The Queen's College, Oxford, since 1981. His academic interests center on the history, archaeology, and landscape of medieval England, notably churches, settlements, and material culture. He is active in numerous organizations concerned with conservation, archaeology, and research.
