How did people convert to Christianity in early medieval England? What happens if we prioritise archaeological and art historical sources? In this seminar paper, Helen Gittos will propose a new framework for thinking about how such radical change happened.
Helen Gittos is Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at the University of Oxford, where she researches the history of the church and its rituals in the Middle Ages, and is as keen on buildings, objects and archaeological evidence as on written texts.
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Top Image: Anglo-Saxon brooch – The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
Christianity before Conversion
Lecture by Helen Gittos
Given at The Courtauld on October 9, 2024
How did people convert to Christianity in early medieval England? What happens if we prioritise archaeological and art historical sources? In this seminar paper, Helen Gittos will propose a new framework for thinking about how such radical change happened.
Helen Gittos is Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at the University of Oxford, where she researches the history of the church and its rituals in the Middle Ages, and is as keen on buildings, objects and archaeological evidence as on written texts.
Top Image: Anglo-Saxon brooch – The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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