Table of Contents

Introduction: Christendom, c.600 Peter Brown; Part I. Foundations: Peoples, Places, and Traditions: 1. Late Roman Christianities Philip Rousseau; 2. The emergence of Byzantine orthodoxy, 600–1095 Andrew Louth; 3. Beyond empire I: Eastern Christianities from the Persian to the Turkish conquest, 604–1071 Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev; 4. Beyond empire II: Christianities of the Celtic Peoples, 600–1100 Thomas M. Charles-Edwards; 5. Germanic Christianities, 600–1100 Lesley Abrams; 6. Slav Christianities, 800–1100 Jonathan Shepard; Part II. Christianity in Confrontation: 7. Christians and Jews, 600-c.1100 Bat-Sheva Albert; 8. The Mediterranean frontier: Christianity face to face with Islam Hugh Kennedy; 9. Christians under Muslim rule Sidney H. Griffith; 10. Latin and Greek Christians Tia M. Kolbaba; 11. The northern frontier: Christianity face to face with Paganism Ian N. Wood; Part III. Christianity in the Social and Political Order: 12. The Christian church as an institution Thomas F. X. Noble; 13. Ascetism and its institutions Anne-Marie Helvétius and Michel Kaplan; 14. Law and its applications Janet L. Nelson; 15. The problems of property Rosemary Morris; 16. Ideas and applications of reform, c.600–c.1100 Julia Barrow; 17. Churches in the landscape Dominique Iogna-Prat; Part IV. Christianity as Lived Experience: 18. Birth and death Frederick S. Paxton; 19. Remedies for sins Rob Meens; 20. Sickness and healing Peregrine Horden; 21. Gender and the body Lynda L. Coon; 22. Sacrifice, gifts, and prayers in Latin Christianity Arnold Angenendt; 23. Performing the liturgy Éric Palazzo; Part V. Christianity: Books and Ideas: 24. Visions of God Alain Boureau; 25. Orthodoxy and deviance E. Ann Matter; 26. Making sense of the Bible, 600–1100 Guy Lobrichon; 27. The Christian book in medieval Byzantium Leslie Brubaker and Mary B. Cunningham; 28. Saints and their cults Julia M. H. Smith; 29. Last things Jane Baun; Conclusion: Christendom, c.1100 John H. Van Engen.

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This History stresses the vitality, dynamism and diversity of Christianity in the early medieval period.

About the Author

Thomas F. X. Noble is Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and Professor of History, University of Notre Dame. He previously held positions at Texas Tech University (1976-80) and at the University of Virginia (1980-2000), as well as several prestigious fellowships in both the United States and Europe. He has written or edited six books and over thirty book chapters or journal articles. Julia Smith is Edwards Professor of Medieval History, University of Glasgow. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; and has previously taught at Trinity College, Hartford, CT and at the University of St Andrews. Professor Smith has written numerous journal articles, and is the author or editor of four books including, most recently Europe After Rome: A New Cultural History 500-1000 (2005) .

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