Bede and Time: Computus, Theology and History in the Early Medieval World (Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland)
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- Synopsis
- The Venerable Bede (c. 673–735) was the leading intellectual figure of the early Anglo-Saxon Church, and his extensive corpus of writings encompassed themes of exegesis, computus (dating of Easter and construction of calendars), history and hagiography. Rather than look at these works in isolation, Máirín MacCarron argues that Bede’s work in different genres needs to be read together to be properly understood. This book provides the first integrated analysis of Bede’s thought on time, and demonstrates that such a comprehensive examination allows a greater understanding of Bede’s writings on time, and illuminates the place of time and chronology in his other works. Bede was an outstanding intellect whose creativity and ingenuity were apparent in various genres of writing. This book argues that in innovatively combining computus, theology and history, Bede transformed his contemporaries’ understanding of time and chronology.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 210 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781317175742
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315568867, 9781472476630, 9781032088945
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 08/29/23
- Copyrighted By:
- M
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.