Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 800-1066 by A E Re... - 9780582382503

Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 800-1066Author(s): A E Redgate\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pearson Education Limited\nISBN-13: 9780582382503, 978-0582382503\nSynopsis\nUsing a comparative and broad perspective, Religion, Politics and Society in Britain [tel] draws on archaeology, art history, material culture, texts from charms to chronicles, from royal law-codes to sermons to poems, and other evidence to demonstrate the centrality of Christianity and the Church in Britain [tel]. It delineates their contributions to the changes in politics, economy, society and culture that occurred between 800 and 1066, from nation-building to practicalities of government to landscape. \n\nThe period [tel] saw the beginnings of a fundamental restructuring of politics, society and economy throughout Christian Europe in which religion played a central role. In Britain too the interaction of religion with politics and society was profound.