Going to church in medieval England
Orme, Nicholas2022
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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.
Main title:
Going to church in medieval England / Nicholas Orme.
Author:
Orme, Nicholas, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2022.
Collation:
xi, 483 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
Awards:
A Daily Telegraph book of the year
ISBN:
9780300266436 (pbk)
Dewey class:
274.203254.509420902254.5094
LC class:
BR750
Language:
English
Subject:
Church attendance -- England -- History -- To 1500Church attendance -- England -- History -- 16th centuryPublic worship -- England -- History -- To 1500Public worship -- England -- History -- 16th centuryEngland -- Church history -- 1066-1485England -- Church history -- 16th centuryReformation -- EnglandReligion
BRN:
3151961