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Bogman, Anne (2020)

Power of Religion. The Role of Christianity in the Transition from the Roman to the Merovingian Period in Maastricht and Cologne

Master thesis | History (MA)
The central question in this thesis is what the role of Christianity was in the transition from the Roman into the Merovingian period in Cologne and Maastricht. The hypothesis is that the Merovingian elite used Christianity as a way to legitimize their power. In a city as Cologne there is much more evidence available, but even in the small castellum Maastricht, there is evidence to support this theory. Christianity played a significant role in the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in both Maastricht and Cologne. Christianity became a significant sign of continuity.
Christianity
Cologne
Maastricht
Author
Bogman, Anne
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Ancient History
Supervisors
Zangenberg, J.K.
ECTS Credits
30
Language
en