ISBN:
9780300262612
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (496 p.)
Keywords:
Church attendance History 16th century
;
Church attendance History To 1500
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Public worship History 16th century
;
Public worship History To 1500
;
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066)
Abstract:
An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they—not merely the clergy—affected how worship was staged. The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before
Note:
Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations
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Foreword
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1 Origins and the Parish
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2 The Staff of the Church
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3 The Church Building
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4 The Congregation
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5 The Day and the Week
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6 The Seasons and the Year
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7 The Life Cycle
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8 The Reformation
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9 Reflections
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List of Technical Terms
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Endnotes
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Bibliography
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Index
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In English
DOI:
10.12987/9780300262612
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