The Parish and the Chapel in Medieval Britain and Norway: (St Andrews Studies in Scottish History)
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Sarah E. Thomas (Author)
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Interdisciplinary study of chapels provides a more complex and fuller picture of engagement with the Church and Christianity in the Middle Ages.
From the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Latin Christendom was increasingly focussed, both institutionally and culturally, on Rome and the papacy. A key element of these changes was a growing concern with the provision of pastoralcare and the standardisation of practices and beliefs. However, whilst parish churches have received considerable scholarly attention, chapels have been largely neglected, despite the fact that they were widespread in the landscape of medieval Britain and Norway, found in locations ranging from villages to castles, and central to the life of many.
This book, the first major comparative study of the subject, begins by examining what a chapel was, whoused them, and their purpose. Using archaeological remains, the wider parish landscape - settlements, transport and geography - and historical records such as papal letters, it then categorises chapels according to function and their relationship with the parish church, showing that they served a far greater range of purposes than has previously been assumed. The author also considers whether the drive for uniformity had an impact on religious landscapesin Britain and Norway, arguing that there is little evidence of a Viking impact on chapel organisation in the British Isles, with the evidence pointing towards Scandinavian adoption of pre-existing organisation and local cults.
Sarah Thomas gained her PhD from the University of Glasgow; she is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Stirling. 20 b/w, 21 line illus.
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- Contributor: Sarah E. Thomas
- Imprint: The Boydell Press
- ISBN13: 9781783273140
- Number of Pages: 233
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
- Packaged Weight: 474
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Release Date: 2018-06-15
- Series: St Andrews Studies in Scottish History
- Binding: Hardback
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