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This account of the Christian world, East and West, from AD 312 - 1500 challenges the usual Euro-centric view of medieval Christianity. The author reconstructs the faith and heritage of medieval Christendom, revealing its extraordinary impact in both great empires and tiny enclaves.
Contents
Part one: The Medieval Western Church: Latin liturgy and Bible; monasticism; papacy; Romanesque and Gothic architecture; stained glass; Celtic Christianity; Northern Christianity; crusading; shrines and pilgrimages. Part two: The Church in Byzantine lands: Constantine the Great; Slav invasions; Russia; fourth crusade; Ottoman empire; Basilicas; icons; mosaics; Sinai and Athos. Part three: Christian rivalry in the Levant: Christianity within the Arab empire; crusades; Islamic rule; Antioch and Jerusalem; Syrian and Iraqi Christians; Lebanese Christians; Christianity in Armenia and Georgia. Part four: The Churches of Medieval Africa: North Africa and the late Roman empire; Egypt; Ethiopia; Nubia. Part five: The spread of Christianity in Asia: Persian empire; the Silk Road; South Indian Christians; Prester John; the Mongol empire. Epilogue: Jerusalem: centre of the Christian world: Empress Helena; Holy City of Islam; crusader kings; pilgrims.