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.