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    Religion, cults & rituals in the medieval rural environment = Religion, Kulte und Rituale in der mittelalterlichen bäuerlichen Umgebung = Réligion, cultes et rituels au milieu rural médiéval

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    Bis-Worch, Christiane (editor)
    Theune, Claudia (editor)
    Language
    English; German; French
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    Abstract
    The study of belief, faith and religious practices can provide a deep insight into historical societies, whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish or pagan. They form a constant of human behaviour. Through religion, cult and rituals, multi-layered and complex cultural norms are expressed, demonstrating group affiliation. However, popular devotion and belief in a rural environment can include practices that are out with those of the official religion. Some of these practices discussed in this book can be investigated through archaeology. Important religious sites like churches, monasteries, mosques and synagogues as well as caves, holy wells and hermitages are discussed. Furthermore burials of children, revenants and the condemned are analysed, as they often deviate from normal practice and shed light on particular communities and their beliefs. Rituals concerning the protection of buildings and persons which focus on objects attributed with religious qualities are another area explored. Through archaeological research it is possible to gain an understanding of popular religion of medieval and early modern times and also to draw conclusions about religious ideas that are not written in documents. By bringing together these topics this book is of particular interest to scholars working in the field of archaeology, history and cultural anthropology.
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    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92892
    Keywords
    medieval archaeology; history; middle ages; rural life; religious places; cult places; holy sites; burial practices; execution sites; objects with religious character
    DOI
    10.59641/oet917hq
    ISBN
    9789088904868, 9789088904875, 9789088904882
    Publisher
    Sidestone Press
    Publisher website
    https://www.sidestone.com/
    Publication date and place
    Leiden, 2017
    Imprint
    Sidestone Press Academics
    Series
    RURALIA, 9
    Classification
    European history: medieval period, middle ages
    Archaeology
    Pages
    402
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    All rights reserved
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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