432 Pages
by
Routledge
432 Pages
by
Routledge
432 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the middle ages, belief in God was the single more important principle for every person, and the all-powerful church was the most important institution. It is impossible to understand the medieval world without understanding the religious vision of the time, and this new textbook offers an approach which explores the meaning of this in day-to-day life, as well as the theory behind it.... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Churches, churchmen and people; Chapter 2 Local churches and their communities; Chapter 3 Bishops, priests and the wider world: The rhetoric and reality of the ‘reforms’; Chapter 4 Monks, nuns, canons and the wider world; Part 2 People and churches; Chapter 5 Pastoral piety: The religious life of the local church; Chapter 6 Ordinary piety: Individual and collective prayer; Chapter 7 Local piety: Saints’ cults and religious movements; Chapter 8 Extraordinary piety: Pilgrimage and the crusades; Part 3 Church and people; Chapter 9 Discipline and belief; Chapter 10 Afterword;
Biography
Sarah Hamilton
A really excellent book, of major importance, that will be essential reading for anyone who is interested in medieval lay piety. Professor John Arnold, Birkbeck, University of London
