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Medieval Popular Culture

by Aron Gurevich

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This book attempts to reconstruct the beliefs and perceptions of the silent majority of medieval men and women from the writings of clerical authors. By scrutinizing the lives of saints, miracle stories, descriptions of fantastic travels, penitential literature, catechisms and similar genres, from the fifth to the 15th centuries, the author identifies elements of popular culture that found their way into Latin literature through mutual interaction between author and audience. The author thus show more offers a fresh and original insight into the world of the common man, his everyday habits, beliefs and behaviour. show less

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Canonical title: Medieval Popular Culture
Alternate titles: Medieval popular culture : problems of belief and perception
Original publication date: 1988

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 940.1 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe Europe in the Middle Ages
LCC: CB353 .G8713 — Auxiliary Sciences of History History of Civilization History of Civilization By period
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Europe General

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Languages: English, German
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Published: 1988
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS: 940.1
LCC: CB353 .G8713

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