Discussion of Holidays in the Later Middle Ages / Edith Cooperrider Rodgers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodgers, Edith Cooperrider, author.

Series:

Studies in history, economics, and public law ; Volume 474.

Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law Series ; Volume 474

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holidays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1940]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A study of holidays and their influence on life and leisure of people in the Middle Ages. Specifically examines the theory of Orthodox holiday observance, protests against the non-observance of holidays, objections raised to the observance of holidays, and pre-reformation attempts to correct holiday evils.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II. THE THEORY OF ORTHODOX HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE

CHAPTER III. PROTESTS AGAINST THE NONOBSERVANCE OF HOLIDAYS

CHAPTER IV. OBJECTIONS RAISED TO THE OBSERVANCE OF HOLIDAYS

CHAPTER V. PRE-REFORMATION ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT HOLIDAY EVILS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231880923

0231880928

OCLC:

744501652