History of the Goths

History of the Goths
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 644
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ISBN-10 : 0520069838
ISBN-13 : 9780520069831
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis History of the Goths by : Herwig Wolfram

Provides an overview on the formation of the Gothic tribes, their migrations, and the later history of the Ostrogothic and Visigothic settlements.

Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain

Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0853235546
ISBN-13 : 9780853235545
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain by : Kenneth Baxter Wolf

Chronicle / John of Biclaro -- History of the Kings of the Goths / Isidore of Seville -- The Chronicle of 754 -- The Chronicle of Alfonso III.

The Politics of Identity in Visigothic Spain

The Politics of Identity in Visigothic Spain
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9789004209909
ISBN-13 : 9004209905
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Politics of Identity in Visigothic Spain by : Jamie Wood

This book reappraises the historical writings of the seventh-century Spanish bishop Isidore of Seville as a coherent and pastorally-informed programme intended to reconcile the population of Spain to their recent conquest by the barbarian Visigoths.

History and Geography in Late Antiquity

History and Geography in Late Antiquity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : 9781139446167
ISBN-13 : 1139446169
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis History and Geography in Late Antiquity by : A. H. Merrills

The period from the fifth century to the eighth century witnessed massive political, social and religious change in Europe. Geographical and historical thought, long rooted to Roman ideologies, had to adopt the new perspectives of late antiquity. In the light of expanding Christianity and the evolution of successor kingdoms in the West, new historical discourses emerged which were seminal in the development of medieval historiography. Taking their lead from Orosius in the early fifth century, Latin historians turned increasingly to geographical description, as well as historical narrative, to examine the world around them. This book explores the interdependence of geographical and historical modes of expression in four of the most important writers of the period: Orosius, Jordanes, Isidore of Seville and the Venerable Bede. It offers important readings of each by arguing that the long geographical passages with which they were introduced were central to their authors' historical assumptions and arguments.

The Transformation of the Roman World AD 400-900

The Transformation of the Roman World AD 400-900
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 0520210603
ISBN-13 : 9780520210608
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Transformation of the Roman World AD 400-900 by : Leslie Webster

Book accompanies 5 exhibitions. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.

History of Political Ideas

History of Political Ideas
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Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0826211429
ISBN-13 : 9780826211422
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis History of Political Ideas by : Eric Voegelin

The series will publish all of philosopher Voegelin's (1901-1985) works, including the previously unpublished, multi-volume History of Political Ideas, of which this is the second volume. Completed in 1944, it is not a conventional chronological account but an original comprehensive account of the political thought and experiential underpinnings that typified the medieval period. A survey of the structure of the period is followed by analysis of the Germanic invasions, the fall of Rome, and the rise of empire and monastic Christianity, climaxing in a study of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Isidore of Seville and the Liber Iudiciorum

Isidore of Seville and the Liber Iudiciorum
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9789004450011
ISBN-13 : 9004450017
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Isidore of Seville and the Liber Iudiciorum by : Michael J. Kelly

In Isidore of Seville and the “Liber Iudiciorum,” the author re-interprets the meaning and “function” of the seventh-century Visigothic law-code, the Liber Iudiciorum within the context of the cooperative competition of history-writing between nodes of power in Seville and Toledo.

Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples

Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 0304701556
ISBN-13 : 9780304701551
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples by : Carole M. Cusack

This book is a study of the process of conversion among the Germanic peoples from the third to eleventh centuries. The intention is twofold: firstly, to examine previous scholarship on conversion and to develop a model of conversion appropriate to the Germanic peoples; and secondly, to produce a comparative study of six Germanic conversions. Chapter 1 reviews the existing models of conversion developed by scholars in a number of fields, principally psychology, anthropology and religious studies, and develops an alternative model. Chapters 2-7 are case studies which apply this model to the conversions of the Goths, Franks, Anglo-Saxons, continental Saxons, Scandinavians and Icelanders. The final chapter presents in summary form the insights from the case studies.