03751nam 2200721Ia 450 991077914240332120200520144314.01-283-89018-60-8122-0195-710.9783/9780812201956(CKB)2550000000104540(OCoLC)802049521(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576077(SSID)ssj0000703602(PQKBManifestationID)11428613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703602(PQKBWorkID)10689866(PQKB)11552489(MdBmJHUP)muse18525(DE-B1597)449050(OCoLC)1013954383(OCoLC)979954171(DE-B1597)9780812201956(Au-PeEL)EBL3441637(CaPaEBR)ebr10576077(CaONFJC)MIL420268(MiAaPQ)EBC3441637(EXLCZ)99255000000010454020000607d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe people of the parish[electronic resource] community life in a late medieval English diocese /Katherine L. FrenchPhiladelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Pressc20011 online resource (327 p.) The Middle Ages seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8122-3581-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-301) and index. Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Defining the Parish -- 2. "The book and Writings of the Parish church" -- 3 "A Servant of the Parish" -- 4. " Received by the Good Devotion of the Town and Country" -- 5. "Curious Windows and Great Bells" -- 6 "The Worthiest Thing" -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe parish, the lowest level of hierarchy in the medieval church, was the shared responsibility of the laity and the clergy. Most Christians were baptized, went to confession, were married, and were buried in the parish church or churchyard; in addition, business, legal settlements, sociability, and entertainment brought people to the church, uniting secular and sacred concerns. In The People of the Parish, Katherine L. French contends that late medieval religion was participatory and flexible, promoting different kinds of spiritual and material involvement. The rich parish records of the small diocese of Bath and Wells include wills, court records, and detailed accounts by lay churchwardens of everyday parish activities. They reveal the differences between parishes within a single diocese that cannot be attributed to regional variation. By using these records show to the range and diversity of late medieval parish life, and a Christianity vibrant enough to accommodate differences in status, wealth, gender, and local priorities, French refines our understanding of lay attitudes toward Christianity in the two centuries before the Reformation.Middle Ages series.ParishesEnglandHistoryMiddle Ages, 600-1500EnglandChurch historyEnglandReligious life and customsEuropean History.History.Medieval and Renaissance Studies.Religion.Religious Studies.World History.ParishesHistory274.23905French Katherine L532025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779142403321The people of the parish3757920UNINA