'This is a very fine and accomplished study of the subject … It will appeal to researchers on the religious and political worlds that witnessed the transformation of Europe after the Roman Empire, but it will also satisfy both undergraduates and postgraduates in furnishing a clear-sighted and effective presentation of the state of research. Finally, it will even appeal to that rare beast - the discerning general reader … Both Marta Szada and Cambridge University Press should be pleased with a work that will prompt greater engagement and research into the issues considered and the questions posed.' Christopher Heath, Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean
