03108nam 2200733 450 991081403510332120230814215508.01-5261-4356-91-5261-3242-71-5261-2181-610.7765/9781526121813(CKB)4340000000260441(StDuBDS)EDZ0001928909(MiAaPQ)EBC5321705(Au-PeEL)EBL5321705(CaPaEBR)ebr11525350(OCoLC)1029497362(OCoLC)1273307109(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78459(DE-B1597)660776(DE-B1597)9781526121813(EXLCZ)99434000000026044120220521d2018 uy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe church as sacred space in Middle English literature and culture /Laura VarnamManchester :Manchester University Press,2018.1 online resource illustrations (black and white)Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture ;17Previously issued in print: 2018.1-5261-2182-4 1-78499-417-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Manchester medieval literature and culture ;17.Literature, MedievalHistory and criticismChristianity in literatureChurch buildingsIn literatureLollardy.Middle English.architecture.church.laity.performance.profane.sacred space.stained glass.Literature, MedievalHistory and criticism.Christianity in literature.Church buildingsIn literature.809.02Varnam Laura1982-1647540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814035103321The church as sacred space in Middle English literature and culture3995160UNINA