Gildas´s De Excidio Britonum and the early British Church
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Hardback. Challenges the assumption that the British Church was isolated from its Continental counterpart by Germanic settlement in Britain and seeks to establish a theological context for the De excidio within the framework of doctrinal controversy in the early Continental Church. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
A study of a contemporary witness to the transformation of post-Roman Britain into Anglo-Saxon England. Gildas's De excidio Britonum is a rare surviving contemporary source for the period which saw the beginning of the transformation of post-Roman Britain into Anglo-Saxon England. However, although the De excidio has received much scholarly attention over the last forty years, the value of the text as a primary source for this fascinating if obscure period of British history has been limited by our lack of knowledge concerning its historical and cultural context. In this new study the author challenges the assumption that the ... Read more
A study of a contemporary witness to the transformation of post-Roman Britain into Anglo-Saxon England. Gildas's De excidio Britonum is a rare surviving contemporary source for the period which saw the beginning of the transformation of post-Roman Britain into Anglo-Saxon England. However, although the De excidio has received much scholarly attention over the last forty years, the value of the text as a primary source for this fascinating if obscure period of British history has been limited by our lack of knowledge concerning its historical and cultural context. In this new study the author challenges the assumption that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Celtic History
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843834359
SKU
V9781843834359
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Reviews for Gildas´s De Excidio Britonum and the early British Church
An important book.
SPECULUM
It will appeal to the theologian, historian and classicist [and] provides essential reading for those studying De Excidio Britonum or the early British Church.
ARTHURIANA
A tightly written new book which explores exciting new aspects of [Gildas's] major surviving work. [...] This is a useful new work which sets out new thinking ... Read more
SPECULUM
It will appeal to the theologian, historian and classicist [and] provides essential reading for those studying De Excidio Britonum or the early British Church.
ARTHURIANA
A tightly written new book which explores exciting new aspects of [Gildas's] major surviving work. [...] This is a useful new work which sets out new thinking ... Read more