The formation of Christendom /

Herrin, Judith.

The formation of Christendom / Judith Herrin. - Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c1987. - x, 530 p. ; maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 : Late antiquity.
Romans and non-Romans --
Christian influence in late antique culture --
The churches in the sixth century: The Council of 553.
Part 2 : From Christian schism
Introduction to part 2 --
The achievement of Gregory the Great --
Byzantium confronted by Islam --
The Visigothic alternative --
The roots of Christian disunity, 649-92.
Part 3 : The three heirs of Rome.
Introduction to part 3 --
Eastern iconoclasm: Islamic and Byzantine --
Divergent paths --
The Carolingian innovation --
The two emperors of Christendom --
Conclusion --
Afterword.

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Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.


Mediterranean Region--Church history.

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