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Conquest and Christianization : Saxony and the Carolingian world, 772-888 /

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"Following its violent conquest by Charlemagne (772-804), Saxony became both a Christian and a Carolingian region. This book sets out to re-evaluate the political integration and Christianization of Saxony and to show how the success of this transformation has important implications for how we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rembold, Ingrid, 1988- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 108.
Subjects:
Europe > Church history > 600-1500.
Church history > 9th century.
Church history > 8th century.
Conversion > Christianity > History.
Saxons > History.
Carolingians > History.
Carolingians.
Church history.
Conversion > Christianity.
Saxons.
Europe.
600-1500
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Politics of conquest. The Saxon wars
  • The Stellinga
  • Part II. Conversion and Christianization. Founders and patrons
  • Religion and society
  • Conclusion.