The Church in Anglo-Saxon Society

Brings together written, topographical, and archaeological evidence to build a multi-dimensional picture of what local churches and local communities meant to each other in early England. This book traces how the foundation of monastic sites ('minsters') during c 670-730 gave the pagan English new ways of exploiting their resources.

A powerful and compelling synthesis...Blair's skilful integration of archaeological and historical evidence is second to none. His synthesis and assessment of the most recent archaeological research conveys all the excitement of this fast unfolding field...

Autorentext
John Blair has published six books, most recently Playful Song Called Beautiful (University of Iowa Press, 2016) as well as poems and stories in The Colorado Review, Poetry, The Sewanee Review, The Antioch Review, New Letters, and elsewhere.

Klappentext
From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture and ideas, social and economic behaviour, and the organization of landscape and settlement. In this innovative study, John Blair brings together written, topographical, and archaeological evidence to build a multi-dimensional picture of what local churchesand local communities meant to each other in early England.

Inhalt
Introduction
1: The English and their Christian Neighbours, c.550-650
2: Minsters in Church and State, c.650-850
3: Church and People, c.650-850
4: The Church in the Landscape, c.650-850
5: Monastic Towns? Minsters as Central Places, .650-850
6: Minsters in a Changing World, c.850-1100
7: The Birth and Growth of Local Churches, c.850-1100
8: From Hyrness to Local Parish: The Formation of Parochial Identities, c.850-1100
Epilogue
Appendix: Three Minor Minsters in the Eleventh Century
Bibliography
Index

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