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Religion, Cults & Rituals in the Medieval Rural Environment - Religion, Kulte und Rituale in der mittelalterlichen bauerlichen Umgebung | Religion, cultes et rituels au milieu rural medieval (Hardcover)
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Religion, Cults & Rituals in the Medieval Rural Environment - Religion, Kulte und Rituale in der mittelalterlichen bauerlichen Umgebung | Religion, cultes et rituels au milieu rural medieval (Hardcover)
Series: Ruralia, XI
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The study of belief, faith and religious practices can provide a
deep insight into historical societies, whether Christian, Muslim,
Jewish or pagan. They form a constant of human behaviour. Through
religion, cult and rituals, multi-layered and complex cultural
norms are expressed, demonstrating group affiliation. However,
popular devotion and belief in a rural environment can include
practices that are out with those of the official religion. Some of
these practices discussed in this book can be investigated through
archaeology. Important religious sites like churches, monasteries,
mosques and synagogues as well as caves, holy wells and hermitages
are discussed. Furthermore burials of children, revenants and the
condemned are analysed, as they often deviate from normal practice
and shed light on particular communities and their beliefs. Rituals
concerning the protection of buildings and persons which focus on
objects attributed with religious qualities are another area
explored. Through archaeological research it is possible to gain an
understanding of popular religion of medieval and early modern
times and also to draw conclusions about religious ideas that are
not written in documents. By bringing together these topics this
book is of particular interest to scholars working in the field of
archaeology, history and cultural anthropology. The addressed
subjects were the theme of an international conference of the
RURALIA association held in Clervaux, Luxemburg, in September 2015.
Ruralia promotes the archaeology of medieval settlement and rural
life. Current research questions in rural archaeology are discussed
in an European wide context. The aim is to strengthen the exchange
of knowledge in, and the development of, archaeologically
comparable studies, and to make archaeological results available to
other disciplines.
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