The formation of Christian Europe : the Carolingians, baptism, and the Imperium christianum

Analyses the Carolingians' efforts to form a Christian Empire with the organizing principle of the sacrament of baptism. Owen M. Phelan argues that baptism provided the foundation for this society, and offered a medium for the communication and the popularization of beliefs and ideas, through w...

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Auteur principal:	Phelan, Owen M. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	University of Notre Dame
Format:	Livre
Langue:	English
Publié:	Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2014
Édition:	1. ed., impr. 2
Sujets:	Baptism Carolingians Church history Karolingische Renaissance Alkuin Taufe Herrschaft Politische Reform
Description matérielle:	VIII, 312 S.