In the shadow of death : Saint Boniface and the conversion of Hessia, 721-54
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Saint Boniface and the conversion of Hessia, 721-54 |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Clay, John-Henry
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Turnhout :
Brepols Pub,
2010.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xix, 487 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Cultural encounters in late antiquity and the Middle Ages ;
v.11. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Hessen |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Foundations. Introduction ; Historiography
- Context. West Saxon origins ; Hessia on the eve of the Bonifatian mission
- Mission. The chronology of the Bonifatian mission in Hessia ; Representing the mission ; Experiencing the mission ; Conclusion
- Appendix. Terms and expressions relating to mission and missionaries in the letters of Boniface and Lul ; Metaphors and motifs used to represent the mission in the letters of Boniface and Lul ; The terms Germania and Germanicum in the letters of Boniface and Lul ; Property held by Hersfeld in Hessia before 775 ; Patrons of Fulda in the Amoneburg district, 750-79.
