The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity

In a work of splendid scholarship that reflects both a firm mastery of difficult sources and a keen intuition, one of Britain's foremost medievalists tells the story of the Christianization of Europe. It is a very large story, for conversion encompassed much more than religious belief. With it came enormous cultural change: Latin literacy and books, Roman notions of law and property, and the concept of town life, as well as new tastes in food, drink, and dress. Whether from faith or by force, from self-interest or by revelation, conversion had an immense impact that is with us even today. It is Richard Fletcher's achievement in this superb work that he makes that impact both felt and understood.

Author: Richard Fletcher
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 11/01/1999
Pages: 575
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9780520218598
ISBN10: 0520218590
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | History
- History | Europe | Medieval

About the Author
Richard Fletcher (1944-2005) was Professor of History at the University of York. Among his books are Moorish Spain (California, 1992).