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The formation of Christian Europe : the Carolingians, baptism, and the imperium Christianum /

This work is a study of the Carolingians' efforts to form a Christian Empire with the organizing principle of the sacrament of baptism. Dr Phelan argues that baptism offered a medium for the communication and popularization of beliefs and ideas, through which the Carolingian Renewal established...

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Main Author: Phelan, Owen Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Europe > Church history > 600-1500.
Carolingians.
France > History > To 987.
Baptism > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Europe > Histoire religieuse > 476-1492.
Carolingiens.
Baptême > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Baptism > Middle Ages
Carolingians
Europe
France
To 1500
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work is a study of the Carolingians' efforts to form a Christian Empire with the organizing principle of the sacrament of baptism. Dr Phelan argues that baptism offered a medium for the communication and popularization of beliefs and ideas, through which the Carolingian Renewal established the vision of an imperium christianum in Europe.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191787454
0191787450
0198718039
9780198718031