The Formation of Christendom - Paperback

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The Formation of Christendom - Paperback

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SKU: 9780691219219
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by Judith Herrin

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by Judith Herrin (Author)

A groundbreaking history of how the Christian "West" emerged from the ancient Mediterranean world

In this acclaimed history of Early Christendom, Judith Herrin shows how--from the sack of Rome in 410 to the coronation of Charlemagne in 800--the Christian "West" grew out of an ancient Mediterranean world divided between the Roman west, the Byzantine east, and the Muslim south. Demonstrating that religion was the period's defining force, she reveals how the clash over graven images, banned by Islam, both provoked iconoclasm in Constantinople and generated a distinct western commitment to Christian pictorial narrative. In a new preface, Herrin discusses the book's origins, reception, and influence.

Author Biography

Judith Herrin is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at King's College London. Her books include Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe; Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire; Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium; Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire; and Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium (all Princeton). She lives in Oxford, England.

Number of Pages: 568

Dimensions: 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN

Publication Date: October 19, 2021

ISBN	9780691219219
Author	Judith Herrin
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Genre	Religion & spirituality and History
Format	Paperback
Published	October 2021
Language	ENG- English
Pages	568
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print