In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text on the Germanic penetration of the Roman Empire. Bury's history is indispensable to anyone who seeks to understand the connection between the barbarian migrations of the third to the ninth century and the framework of [...]
Generally acknowledged to be Professor Bury's masterpiece, this panoramic and painstakingly accurate reconstruction of the Western and Byzantine Roman empire covers the priod from 395 A.D., the death of Justinian. Quoting contemporary documents in full or in great extent, the author describes and a[...]
Ved det 20. århundredes begyndelse indvarslede moderniteten sekularisering, verdens ´affortryllelse´ og individualisering. Ved århundredets afslutning har billedet ændret sig væsentligt. Mange steder i Europa er religionen på vej tilbage i offentligheden. I denne bog undersøges det, hvordan [...]