LEADER 03108nam 2200733 450 001 9910814035103321 005 20230814215508.0 010 $a1-5261-4356-9 010 $a1-5261-3242-7 010 $a1-5261-2181-6 024 7 $a10.7765/9781526121813 035 $a(CKB)4340000000260441 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001928909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5321705 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5321705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11525350 035 $a(OCoLC)1029497362 035 $a(OCoLC)1273307109 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78459 035 $a(DE-B1597)660776 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781526121813 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000260441 100 $a20220521d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe church as sacred space in Middle English literature and culture /$fLaura Varnam 210 1$aManchester :$cManchester University Press,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (black and white) 225 1 $aManchester Medieval Literature and Culture ;$v17 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2018. 311 $a1-5261-2182-4 311 $a1-78499-417-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. 330 8 $aThis text places us at the heart of medieval religious life, standing inside the church with the medieval laity in order to ask what it meant to them and why. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical and interdisciplinary approaches, it examines the interplay of vernacular literature, ritual, and material culture at the centre of parish life. 410 0$aManchester medieval literature and culture ;$v17. 606 $aLiterature, Medieval$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristianity in literature 606 $aChurch buildings$xIn literature 610 $aLollardy. 610 $aMiddle English. 610 $aarchitecture. 610 $achurch. 610 $alaity. 610 $aperformance. 610 $aprofane. 610 $asacred space. 610 $astained glass. 615 0$aLiterature, Medieval$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristianity in literature. 615 0$aChurch buildings$xIn literature. 676 $a809.02 700 $aVarnam$b Laura$f1982-$01647540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814035103321 996 $aThe church as sacred space in Middle English literature and culture$93995160 997 $aUNINA