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Overview
Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples is a detailed look at the introduction of Christianity to the German peoples. It provides a history of the process of conversion that took place over several centuries and the influences that prompted it. It will make a wonderful addition to the libraries of scholars and students alike."
—British Association for the Study of Religions Bulletin
Synopsis
This book is a study of the process of conversion among the Germanic peoples from the third to eleventh centuries. The intention is twofold: firstly, to examine previous scholarship on conversion and to develop a model of conversion appropriate to the Germanic peoples; and secondly, to produce a comparative study of six Germanic conversions.
Chapter 1 reviews the existing models of conversion developed by scholars in a number of fields, principally psychology, anthropology and religious studies, and develops an alternative model. Chapters 2-7 are case studies which apply this model to the conversions of the Goths, Franks, Anglo-Saxons, continental Saxons, Scandinavians and Icelanders. The final chapter presents in summary form the insights from the case studies.
Booknews
A study of the process of Christian conversion among the Germanic peoples from the third to 11th centuries, examining previous scholarship, comparing six Germanic conversions, and developing a model of conversion appropriate to Germanic peoples. The new model explores cognitive and social structures of pre-Christian Germanic society, highlights the roles and motivations of missionaries and traditional secular and religious leaders, and accounts for the indigenization of Christianity by the Germanic peoples. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.