Angels in Early Medieval England

Zusatztext Meticulously researched, beautifully written and sensitively argued, many phrases will stay in the mind. ... This book is a treasure trove for its subject, and a pleasure to read. Informationen zum Autor Richard Sowerby is Lecturer in Early Medieval Insular History at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext This study examines the place of angels in the religious culture of Anglo-Saxon England with particular attention to individual devotion. Zusammenfassung This study examines the place of angels in the religious culture of Anglo-Saxon England with particular attention to individual devotion.

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• Authors: Richard Sowerby, Richard (Lecturer in Early Medieval Insul Sowerby, Sowerby Richard
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2016
• EAN: 9780198785378
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878537-8
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs; Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs; Oxford Theology and Religion M
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; England, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism