The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila - Brossura

Thompson, E. A.

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ISBN 10: 0715637002 ISBN 13: 9780715637005

Casa editrice: Bristol Classical Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Ulfila was a fourth-century Christian bishop and missionary who first brought Christianity to the Goths. He is credited with having created the Gothic alphabet, and he wrote the earliest translation of the Bible into a Germanic language. In this classic and still valuable short study of early Christianity among the Goths, E.A. Thompson first described the background to their conversion from paganism, discussing their material culture, relations with the Roman Empire, social organization and religion. He went on to detail the conversion and its aftermath and to assess Ulfila's achievement in the earliest history of Christianity among the Germanic people.

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Recensione:

'The Visigoths in the Time of Ulfila' remains one of the best books ever written on the history of any barbarian group of the Roman era. The present edition will allow a new generation of readers to discover as much for themselves. --Michael Kulikowski, University of Tenessee

L'autore:

E.A. Thompson was the author of, among other works, 'The Early Germans' (1965), 'The Goths in Spain' (1969), 'Romans and Barbarians' (1982) and 'Saint Germanus of Auxerre and the End of Roman Britain' (1984).

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• Editore: Bristol Classical Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0715637002
• ISBN 13: 9780715637005
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 186