Signals of belief in early England :: Anglo-Saxon paganism revisited /

This volume will throw new light on the intellect of the earliest English - the way they thought, the way they viewed the world, and the way they viewed worlds other than this. Previous understanding of the topic, well rooted in the ideas of its time, regarded the English as adherents of two consecu...

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Weitere Verfasser: Carver, M. O. H., Sanmark, Alexandra, Semple, Sarah, 1973-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, ©2010.
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Zusammenfassung:This volume will throw new light on the intellect of the earliest English - the way they thought, the way they viewed the world, and the way they viewed worlds other than this. Previous understanding of the topic, well rooted in the ideas of its time, regarded the English as adherents of two consecutive religions: Paganism governed the settlers of the 4th-6th century, but was superseded in the 7th-10th century by Christianity. Of the two, Christianity, a religion of the book, documented itself thoroughly, while in failing to do so Paganism laid itself open to centuries of abuse, conjecture or.
Beschreibung:Based on 2 conferences held 2005-2006 at Oxford University.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1842177435
9781842177433
9781842177419
1842177419