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Lay Religious Life in Late Medieval Durham

Lay Religious Life in Late Medieval Durham Philosophy

Lay Religious Life in Late Medieval Durham

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Although religious life in medieval Durham was ruled by its prince bishop and priory, the laity flourished and played a major role in the affairs of the parish, as Margaret Harvey demonstrates. Using a variety of sources, she provides a complete account of its history from the Conquest to the Dissolution of the priory, with a particular emphasis on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She shows how the laity interacted vigorously with both bishop and priory, and the relations between them, with the priory providing schools, hospitals, chantries and regular sermons, but also acting as a disciplinary force. On a wider level, she also looks at the whole question of lay religion and what can be discovered about it. She finishes by an examination of local reactions to the Reformation.
Product details
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2006-11-16
Publication Date:
2006-12-21
Publisher:
Boydell Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843832771
ISBN13:
9781843832775
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Weight:
540 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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