Making Christian Landscapes in Atlantic Europe

Conversion and Consolidation in the Early Middle Ages

• Author(s): Tomás Ó Carragáin, Sam Turner (Archaeologist),
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Pages: 622
• ISBN_10: 1782052003
  ISBN_13: 9781782052005
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / History / Medieval , Art / Subjects & Themes / Religious , History / Europe / General , History / Europe / Medieval , Nature / General , Religion / Christianity / Catholic , Religion / Christian Church / History ,

Description:... Landscapes across Europe were transformed, both physically and conceptually, during the early medieval period (c AD 400-1200), and these changes were bound up with the conversion to Christianity and the development of ecclesiastical power structures. While Christianity represented a more or less common set of beliefs and ideas, early medieval societies were characterized by vibrant diversity: much can potentially be learned about these societies by comparing and contrasting how they adapted Christianity to suit local circumstances. This is the first book to adopt a comparative landscape approach to this crucial subject.