Signals of belief in early England : Anglo-Saxon paganism revisited / edited by Martin Carver, Alex Sanmark and Sarah Semple.
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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| Language: | English |
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| Genre/Form: | Congress proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings. |
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| Summary: | 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the English as adherents of two consecutive religions: Paganism governed the settlers of the 4th-6th century, but was superseded in the 7th-10th century by Christianity.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. |
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| Item Description: | Based on 2 conferences held 2005-2006 at Oxford University. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1842177435 9781842177433 9781842177419 1842177419 |