Christianity and Paganism in the Fourth to Eighth Centuries Ramsay MacMullen

Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
04 Jan 2000
ISBN:
9780300080773
Dimensions:
288 pages: 235 x 155 x 17mm
Illustrations:
illustrations

An investigation of the transformation from paganism to Christianity between the fourth and eighth centuries. It reassesses the triumph of Christianity, contending that it was neither tidy nor quick, and it shows that two religious systems were both valid during this interactive period.