How was history written in Europe and Asia between 400-1400? How was the past understood in religious, social and political terms? And in what ways does the diversity of historical writing in this period mask underlying commonalities in narrating the past? The volume, which assembles 28 contributions from leading historians, tackles these and other questions. Part I provides comprehensive overviews of the development of historical writing in societies that range from the Korean Peninsula to north-west Europe, which together highlight regional and cultural distinctiveness. Part II complements the first part by taking a thematic and comparative approach; it includes essays on genre, warfare, and religion (amongst others) which address common concerns of historians working in this liminal period before the globalizing forces of the early modern world.
Sarah Foot Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Sarah Foots werk duikt in de percepties en het gebruik van het verleden in West-Europa in de vroege middeleeuwen. Ze is een erkende autoriteit op het gebied van het vroege kloosterleven in Angelsaksisch Engeland. Haar onderzoek biedt diepgaande inzichten in hoe geschiedenis werd begrepen en gebruikt in deze vormende periode. Foot bekleedt een vooraanstaande leerstoel Kerkgeschiedenis aan de Universiteit van Oxford.
In this nuanced portrait of Athelstan, Sarah Foot offers the first full account of the king ever written.