Overview
- A wideranging, thematic study of the relationship between church, religion and society in the Middle Ages
Provides a fresh synthesis of some of the main areas of research on the subject
Looks at how the expression of religion was affected by such issues as gender, 'class' and politics
Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)
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Andrew Brown examines how the teachings of an increasingly 'universal' Church decisively affected the religious life of the laity in medieval England. However, by exploring a broad range of religious phenomena, both orthodox and heretical (including corporate religion and the devotional practices surrounding cults and saints) Brown shows how far lay people continued to shape the Church at a local level.
In the hands of the laity, religious practices proved malleable. Their expression was affected by social context, status and gender, and even influenced by those in authority. Yet, as Brown argues, religion did not function simply as an expression of social power - hierarchy, patriarchy and authority could be both served and undermined by religion. In an age in which social mobility and upheaval, particularly in the wake of the Black Death, had profound effects on religious attitudes and practices, Brown demonstrates that our understanding of late medieval religion should be firmly placed within this context of social change.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Church And Society In England 1000-1500
Authors: Andrew Brown
Series Title: Social History in Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3739-1
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 253
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland