Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul, A.D. 481-751 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004103474)

Although often depicted as a barbaric and uncivilised society, in the full pejorative meaning of these words, Merovingian Gaul was clearly a Christian society and a direct continuation of the Roman civilisation in terms of social standards, morals and culture.
Using insights provided by social history, archaeology, palaeography and anthropology, this book studies the problem of Christianisation in early Medieval Gaul from a cultural point of view. While exploiting a huge range of primary and secondary material, Dr. Hen does not confine himself to a functional analysis of various cultural and religious activities in Merovingian Gaul, but goes on to assess the consequences and implications of such activities for the people themselves, and for the subsequent developments in the Carolingian period.

Author: Yitzhak Hen
ISBN-10: 9004103473
ISBN-13: 9789004103474
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1995
Pages: 324
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.66h x 6.58w x 1.01d