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Hardback. Condition: Fair. These centuries, as the author demonstrates, were the era in which the most deeply rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time. By 476 the Roman empire had vanished from western Europe; by 655 the Persian empire had vanished from the Near East. Mr. Brown, Professor of History at Princeton University, examines these changes and men's reactions to them, but his account shows that the period was also one of outstanding new beginnings and defines the far-reaching impact both of Christianity on Europe and of Islam on the Near East. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history; how the exceptionally homogeneous Mediterranean world of c. 200 A.D. became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and Islam. We still live with the results of these contrasts. …

Hardback. Condition: Fair. These centuries, as the author demonstrates, were the era in which the most deeply rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time. By 476 the Roman empire had vanished from western Europe; by 655 the Persian empire had vanished from the Near East. Mr. Brown, Professor of History at Princeton University, examines these changes and men's reactions to them, but his account shows that the period was also one of outstanding new beginnings and defines the far-reaching impact both of Christianity on Europe and of Islam on the Near East. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history; how the exceptionally homogeneous Mediterranean world of c. 200 A.D. became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and Islam. We still live with the results of these contrasts. …

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harcourt College Pub, 1971. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Previous owner name on flyleaf.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Christianisation of the Roman world lies at the root of modern Europe, yet at the time it was a tentative and piecemeal process. Peter Brown's study examines the factors which proved decisive and the compromises which made the emergence of the Christian 'thought world' possible. He shows how contemporary narratives wavered between declarations of definitive victory and a sombre sense of the strength of the pre-Christian past, reflecting the hopes and fears of different generations faced with different social and political situations. He examines the social factors which muted the sharp intolerance which pervades the contemporary literary evidence, and he shows how Christian holy men were less representatives of a triumphant and intransigent faith than negotiators, at ground level, of a working compromise between the new faith and traditional ways of dealing with the supernatural world. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xxii+262 pages with maps and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First edition. The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity is an acclaimed 2015 historical study written by Peter Brown, professor emeritus at Princeton University and a foundational scholar in the field of Late Antiquity. The book tracks a major shift in the Western Christian imagination between 250 and 650 CE. It explores how changing social and economic structures altered how early Christians believed money could bridge heaven and earth to secure salvation for individual souls. In the 3rd century (the era of Cyprian of Carthage), Christian focus rested heavily on the ultimate resurrection and the unique, immediate entry of martyrs into heaven. Other Christians simply entered a state of peaceful, painless rest (refrigerium). By the 7th century (the era of Julian of Toledo), the afterlife had transformed into a highly individualized, daunting marathon where each soul moved toward heaven at its own speed based on a precise calculation of merits and sins. Condition: Light edge wear else near fine.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Softcover. Shelf wear. Spine creased. Small tears to spine ends. Scattered highlighting and markings.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The cover and pages show normal wear. The book has a curled cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [From the library of noted scholar William E. Connolly.] Softcover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. "William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor in the political science department at Hopkins where he teaches political theory. His early book, The Terms of Political Discourse, was awarded the Benjamin Lippincott Award in 1999 as 'a work of exceptional quality that is still considered significant at least 15 years after publication.' In a poll of American political theorists published in PS in 2010, he was ranked the fourth most influential political theorist in America over the last twenty years, after Rawls, Habermas, and Foucault. His work focuses on the issues of democratic pluralism, capitalism, inequality, fascism, and bumpy intersections between capitalism and planetary amplifiers in climate change." - Johns Hopkins University.…

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Condition: New.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:9780521499040.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Condition: Fair. sturdy copy with highlighting and annotation up to page 40 EP.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. Cloth, dj. 504 pp. Slight shelf-wear to dj. Prev. owner's bookplate, else clean internals. 2nd pritning.

Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. clean sturdy and unmarked EP.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 182 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.