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The Visigoths in History and Legend

Hillgarth, J. N.
The Visigoths in History and Legend
This book explores one of the central myths of Spain: the idea that Spanish culture arose from that of the Visigoths. It begins with a sketch of Visigothic history, then proceeds to explore attitudes towards the Goths and legends and myths that developed around them from late antiquity to the twentieth century, such ideas proved influential among those who saw the Goths as their spiritual, if not literal, ancestors. The focus is on the myth of...

CHF 108.00

Christianity and Paganism, 350-750: The Conversion of Wes...

Hillgarth, J. N.
Christianity and Paganism, 350-750: The Conversion of Western Europe
Using sermons, exorcisms, letters, biographies of the saints, inscriptions, autobiographical and legal documents--some of which are translated nowhere else--J. N. Hillgarth shows how the Christian church went about the formidable task of converting western Europe. The book covers such topics as the relationship between the Church and the Roman state, Christian attitudes toward the barbarians, and the missions to northern Europe. It documents a...

CHF 40.90