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St.Augustine and the Conversion of England Richard Gameson

St.Augustine and the Conversion of England von Richard Gameson

St.Augustine and the Conversion of England Richard Gameson


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Zusammenfassung

A collection of essays on the subject of Saint Augustine, the conversion of England to Christianity and the religious, political, social and cultural implications involved. It is edited by the author of ROLE OF ART IN THE LATE ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH and is illustrated in black and white and colour.

St.Augustine and the Conversion of England Zusammenfassung

St.Augustine and the Conversion of England Richard Gameson

The mission of St Augustine of Canterbury and the subsequent conversion of the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity had dramatic political, social and cultural implications as well as religious ones. The arrival of St Augustine in 597AD redefined England's relations with the continent on one hand and with the Celtic lands on the other; it led to new social mores; it added a new dimension to the political organization of the land; and it imported new forms of culture, notably book production and manuscript illumination. The story of this momentous process is told here in a series of interlinked chapters, written by experts in the field who shed light on a crucial period in the early development of England and its church. The 16 chapters consider the achievement of Augustine, examine his commemoration and cult, reassess the role of Gregory the Great, explore the phenomenon of conversion itself, and evaluate its broader cultural implications. The consequent revolution in art and architecture, and the rise of fine book production and decoration have bequeathed a legacy of monuments and manuscripts of the highest importance, which are studied here in detail.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Augustine of Canterbury - context and achievement, Richard Gameson; Augustine and Gregory the Great, R.A. Markus; England and the continent in the 6th and 7th century - the questions of logistics, Stephane Lebecq; Augustine and Gaul, Ian Wood; the archaeology of conversion on the continent in the 6th and 7th centuries - some observations and comparisons with Anglo-Saxon England, Simon Burnell and Edward James; the British church and the mission of Augustine, Clare Stancliffe; the reception of Christianity at the Anglo-Saxon royal courts, Barbara Yorke; questioning ritual purity - the influence of Gregory the Great's answers to Augustine's queries about childbirth, menstruation and sexuality, Rob Meens; the Gregorian tradition in early England, Anton Scharer; the architecture of the Augustinian mission, Eric Cambridge; the biblia Gregoriana, Mildred Budny; the gospels of St Augustine, Richard Marsden; the earliest books of Christian Kent, Richard Gameson; in Gregory's shadow? the pre-conquest cult of St Augustine, Alan Thacker; Goscelin's Life of Augustine of Canterbury, Fiona Gameson; the early history of Saint Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, Richard Emms.

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GOR007188030
9780750920872
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St.Augustine and the Conversion of England Richard Gameson
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The History Press Ltd
1999-12-09
288
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