Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion, Ad 300-1300

by Peter Heather

Book Overview

A major reinterpretation of the religious superstate that came to define both Europe and Christianity itself, by one of our foremost medieval historians.

In the fourth century AD, a new faith grew out of Palestine, overwhelming the paganism of Rome and resoundingly defeating a host of other rival belief systems. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion, ingrained within culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 045149430X
• ISBN13: 9780451494306
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"