Culture and Religion in Merovingian Gaul, A.D. 481-751

Although often depicted as a barbaric and uncivilized society, Merovingian Gaul was clearly a Christian society and a direct continuation of Roman civilization in terms of social standards, morals and culture. Using insights provided by social history, archaeology, palaeography and anthropology, this book studies the problem of Christianization in early medieval Gaul from a cultural point of view. The author does not confine himself to a functional analysis of various cultural and religious activities in Merovingian Gaul, but goes on to assess the consequences and implications of such activities for the people themselves, and for the subsequent developments in the Carolingian period.