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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Language: | English |
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[2019]
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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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