Religion, cults & rituals in the medieval rural environment = Religion, Kulte und Rituale in der mittelalterlichen bäuerlichen Umgebung = Réligion, cultes et rituels au milieu rural médiéval / edited by Christiane Bis-Worch & Claudia Theune.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Bis-Worch, Christiane, editor.

Theune, Claudia, 1959- editor.

Conference Name:

Jean-Marie Pesez Conferences on Medieval Rural Archaeology (11th : 2015 : Clervaux, Luxembourg), author.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Europe--Religious life and customs--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Europe.

Sacred space--Europe--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Sacred space.

Folklore--Europe--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Folklore.

Archaeology and religion--Congresses.

Archaeology and religion.

Archaeology, Medieval--Congresses.

Archaeology, Medieval.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Europe--Congresses.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Europe--Antiquities--Congresses.

Antiquities.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Conference papers and proceedings.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Other Title:

Religion, cults and rituals in the medieval rural environment

Ruralia XI

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2017]

Language Note:

Chiefly in English with some contributions in German and French.

Summary:

The study of belief, faith and religious practices can provide a deep insight into historical societies, whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or pagan. They form a constant of human behaviour. Through religion, cult and rituals, multi-layered and complex cultural norms are expressed, demonstrating group affiliation. However, popular devotion and belief in a rural environment can include practices that are out with those of the official religion. Some of these practices discussed in this book can be investigated through archaeology. Important religious sites like churches, monasteries, mosques and synagogues as well as caves, holy wells and hermitages are discussed. Furthermore burials of children, revenants and the condemned are analysed, as they often deviate from normal practice and shed light on particular communities and their beliefs. Rituals concerning the protection of buildings and persons which focus on objects attributed with religious qualities are another area explored. Through archaeological research it is possible to gain an understanding of popular religion of medieval and early modern times and also to draw conclusions about religious ideas that are not written in documents. By bringing together these topics this book is of particular interest to scholars working in the field of archaeology, history and cultural anthropology.

Notes:

Print version record.

"Ruralia XI"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Jean-Marie Pesez Conferences on Medieval Rural Archaeology (11th : 2015 : Clervaux, Luxembourg). Religion, cults & rituals in the medieval rural environment.

ISBN:

9789088904882

908890488X

OCLC:

1004673123

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.