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Informationen zum Autor Peter Brown is Rollins Professor of History at Princeton University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society. His previous books include Augustine of Hippo: A biography (1967, 2nd Revised Edition, 2000); Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity (1982); The Body and Society: men, women and sexual renunciation in Early Christianity (1989); Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity: towards a Christian Empire (1992) and Poverty and Leadership in the Later Roman Empire (2001). Klappentext This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. Ranging across the Christian world from China to Iceland, the narrative illustrates the diversity of Christian beliefs and practices. It also places the rise of Christianity in the context of other religious traditions, especially Islam. The author draws penetrating portraits of individuals and communities, from St Patrick and the Irish church to the Christian communities of Armenia and Mesopotamia. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, on monasticism and Irish Christianity. The author has also added an extensive preface in which he reflects on the scholarly traditions that have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes. The new edition contains new maps, a substantial bibliography, and a number of chronological tables to orient the reader. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps.Preface.Introduction.Part I: Empire and Aftermath: AD 200 - 500 1. 'The Laws of Countries": Prologue and Overview 2. Christianity and Empire. 3. Tempora Christiana: Christian Times. 4. Virtutes sanctorum . strages gentium: "Deeds of Saints . Slaughter of Nations". 5. On the Frontier: Noricum, Ireland, and Francia. Part II: Divergent Legacies: AD 500 - 750 6. Reverentia, rusticitas: Caesarius of Arles to Gregory of Tours. 7. Bishops, City, and Desert: East Rome. 8. Regimen animarum: Gregory the Great.Part III: The End of Ancient Christianity: AD 600 - 7509. Powerhouses of Prayer: Monasticism in Western Europe.10. The Making of a Sapiens: Religion and Culture in Continental Europe and in Ireland.11. Medicamenta paenitentiae: Columbanus. 12. Christianity in Asia and the Rise of Islam.13. "The Changing of the Kingdoms": Christians under Islam. 14. Christianities of the North: Ireland.15. Christianities of the North: The Saxons of Britain.16. Micro-Christendoms. Part IV: New Christendoms: AD 750-1000 17. The Crisis of the Image: The Byzantine Iconoclast Controversy. 18. Closing the Frontier: Frisia and Germany. 19. "To Rule the Christian People": Charlemagne. 17. In gear gagum: "In Days of Yore": Northern Christendom and its Past.Notes.Coordinated Chronological Tables.Bibliography: Primary Sources; Secondary Sources.Index. ...
