History and the supernatural in medieval England

This is a fascinating study of religious culture in England from 1050 to 1250. Drawing on the wealth of material about religious belief and practice that survives in the chronicles, Carl Watkins explores the accounts of signs, prophecies, astrology, magic, beliefs about death, and the miraculous and...

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Subtitles:History & the Supernatural in Medieval England
Main Author: Watkins, C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2007.
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:The natural and the supernatural in the Middle Ages. The Wiles lectures given at the Queen's University of Belfast, 2006. By Robert Bartlett. Pp. x+170 incl. 14 ills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. £45 (cloth), £17.99 (paper). 978 0 521 87832 6; 978 0 521 70255 3 - History and the supernatural in medieval England. By C. S. Watkins. (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought. Ser. 4, 66.) Pp. xii+276. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. £55. 978 0 521 80255 0 (2010) (Luscombe, David)
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought 4th ser., 66
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B England / Middle Ages / Religious life / History / The Supernatural / History 1050-1250
Further subjects:B England ; Church history ; 1066-1485
B England Church history 1066-1485
B Supernatural (Theology) ; History of doctrines ; Middle Ages, 600-1500
B England ; Church history ; 449-1066
B England Church history, 1066-1485
B England Church history 449-1066
B Supernatural (Theology) History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500
B England Church history, 449-1066
B Supernatural (Theology) History of doctrines, Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780521802550
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Summary:This is a fascinating study of religious culture in England from 1050 to 1250. Drawing on the wealth of material about religious belief and practice that survives in the chronicles, Carl Watkins explores the accounts of signs, prophecies, astrology, magic, beliefs about death, and the miraculous and demonic. He challenges some of the prevailing assumptions about religious belief, questioning in particular the attachment of many historians to terms such as 'clerical' and 'lay', 'popular' and 'elite', 'Christian' and 'pagan' as explanatory categories. The evidence of the chronicles is also set in its broader context through explorations of miracle collections, penitential manuals, exempla and sermons. The book traces shifts in the way the supernatural was conceptualized by learned writers and the ways in which broader patterns of belief evolved during this period. This original account sheds important light on belief during a period in which the religious landscape was transformed.
Introduction -- Thinking about the supernatural -- Inventing pagans -- Prayers, spells and saints -- Special powers and magical arts -- Imagining the dead -- Thinking with the supernatural -- Conclusion
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ISBN:0511496257
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511496257