Religion and literature in western England, 600-800 /
[Book]
Patrick Sims-Williams.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
xiii, 448 pages :
maps ;
23 cm.
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;
3
"First published 1990"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-433) and index.
Introduction -- The kingdoms of the Hwicce and the Magonsætan -- Paganism and Christianity -- Early influences on the church -- Varieties of monasticism -- The eighth-century church -- Biblical study -- Letter-writing -- The unseen world : the monk of Wenlock's vision -- Prayer and magic -- Mildred, Cuthbert and Anglo_latin poetry -- The church in the landscape -- Conclusion.
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Anglo-Saxons-- England-- West Country.
Christian literature, English (Old)-- History and criticism.
Christianity and literature-- England-- West Country-- History-- To 1500.
English literature-- Old English, ca. 450-1100-- History and criticism.