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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795405103321

Autore

Varnam Laura <1982->

Titolo

The church as sacred space in Middle English literature and culture / / Laura Varnam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-5261-4356-9

1-5261-3242-7

1-5261-2181-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture ; ; 17

Disciplina

809.02

Soggetti

Literature, Medieval - History and criticism

Christianity in literature

Church buildings - In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Reading sacred space  in late medieval England -- The church consecration ceremony and  the construction of sacred space -- The Book of the Foundation of St Bartholomew's Church: Consecration, restoration, and translation -- Sacred and profane: Pastoral care  in the parish church -- What the church betokeneth: Placing  the people at the heart of sacred space -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This text places us at the heart of medieval religious life, standing inside the church with the medieval laity in order to ask what it meant to them and why. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches, it examines the interplay of vernacular literature, ritual, and material culture at the centre of parish life.