his volume focuses on specific aspects of the introduction of Christianity into the early medieval Insular world, including the nature and degree of missionary activity involved, socio-economic stimulants for conversion, as well as the depiction and presentation of a Christian saint. Its companion volume has the transformation of landscape as its main theme. By adopting a broad comparative and cross-disciplinary approach that transcends national boundaries, the material presented here and in volume II offers novel perspectives on conversion that challenge existing historiographical narratives and draw on up-to-date archaeological and written evidence in order to shed light on central issues pertaining to the conversion of the Isles.
| ISBN: | 9782503554624 |
| Publication date: | 9th January 2017 |
| Author: | Converting the Isles Research Network |
| Publisher: | Brepols an imprint of Brepols Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 508 pages |
| Series: | Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
Christianity |