The Saint in the Woods: Semi-Domestic Shrines in Rural Sweden, c. 1500-1800

In the seventeenth century, a common saying in parts of rural Sweden when discussing someone lacking in piety was that they went to neither church nor cross. This reflects the practice of placing shrines in the fields, along the roads and in the woods as a communal semi-domestic complement to offici...

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Main Author: Zachrisson, Terese (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-15
Further subjects:B Lived Religion
B Materiality
B Sacred Space
B Lutheranism
B Popular Piety
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