The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila by Thompson, E. a.

The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780715637005)

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The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila by Thompson, E. a.

The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila

$29.95
The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila by Thompson, E. a.

The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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Ulfila was a fourth-century Christian bishop and missionary who first brought Christianity to the Goths. He is credited with having created the Gothic alphabet, and he wrote the earliest translation of the Bible into a Germanic language. In this classic and still valuable short study of early Christianity among the Goths, E.A. Thompson first described the background to the Visigoths' conversion from paganism, discussing their material culture, relations with the Roman Empire, social organization and religion. He went on to detail the conversion and its aftermath and to assess Ulfila's achievement in the earliest history of Christianity among the Germanic people. This second edition includes a new Foreword with additional bibliography by Michael Kulikowski, University of Tenessee, and an additional Appendix: 'The Life of St Saba', translated and annotated by John Matthews, Yale University.

Author: E. a. Thompson
ISBN-10: 0715637002
ISBN-13: 9780715637005
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2008
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.00w x 0.70d
By E. a. Thompson
By E. a. Thompson
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E.A. Thompson was the author of, among other works, 'The Early Germans' (1965), 'The Goths in Spain' (1969), 'Romans and Barbarians' (1982) and 'Saint Germanus of Auxerre and the End of Roman Britain' (1984).

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