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Religiousness in the Late Middle Ages : Christianity and traditional culture in Central and Eastern Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries / Stanisław Bylina, Alex Shannon, Christopher James.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bylina, Stanisław, author.
- James, Christopher, author.
- Shannon, Alex, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church history.
- Europe, Central--Church history.
- Europe, Central.
- Europe, Eastern--Church history.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Catholic Church--Europe, Central.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--Europe, Eastern--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- Other Title:
- Religiousness in the Late Middle Ages
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : Peter Lang GmbH, 2019.
- Summary:
- This book is devoted to the religiosity of the medieval Christian masses in Central and Eastern Europe and its relationship with the traditional cultures of that time. The author addresses such topics as the common instruction of the three prayers and the Decalogue, "Christian" magic in everyday life and images of heaven and eternal damnation.
- Contents:
- Christianity in medieval Central and Eastern Europe - Christian influence on traditional folk culture - Folklore and its influence on Christian practices - Instruction in the Christian liturgy - Folk attitudes toward the sacred - Christian attitudes toward the sacred - Attitudes toward the afterlife - Heaven and damnation - Prayer and hymns in church - Preachers - Parochial schools - Magic - Everyday life - Blasphemers.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-631-70844-0
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