Christian Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England
Approaches to Current Scholarship and Teaching
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Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9780859918411
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 01/02/2004
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
Essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance of Christian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England.
A unique and important contribution to both teaching and scholarship. Professor Elaine Treharne, Stanford University.
This is a collection of essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance ofChristian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England. The range of treatment is exceptionally diverse. Some of the essays develop new approaches to familiar texts, such as Beowulf, The Wanderer and The Seafarer; others deal with less familiar texts and genres to illustrate the role of Christian ideas in a variety of contexts, from preaching to remembrance of the dead, and from the court of King Cnut to the monastic library. Some of the essays are informative, providing essential background material for understanding the nature of the Bible, or the distinction between monastic and cleric in Anglo-Saxon England; others provide concise surveys of material evidence orgenres; others still show how themes can be used in constructing and evaluating courses teaching the tradition.
Contributors: GRAHAM CAIE, PAUL CAVILL, CATHERINE CUBITT, JUDITH JESCH, RICHARD MARSDEN, ELISABETH OKASHA, BARBARA C. RAW, PHILIPPA SEMPER, DABNEY BANKERT, SANTHA BHATTACHARJI, HUGH MAGENNIS, MARY SWAN, JONATHAN M. WOODING.
[A] varied and stimulating collection of original essays. * JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY *