The unorthodox imagination in late medieval Britain explores how
medieval people responded to images, stories, beliefs and practices
which were at odds with the normative world view, from the
heretical and subversive to the marvellous and exotic. The Neale
lecture by Jean-Claude Schmitt examines why some unorthodox images
were viewed as provocative and threatening and explores how
successfully ecclesiastical authorities contained their impact. The
power of unorthodoxy to provoke wonder, skepticism or disapproval
provides an opportunity to view medieval culture from fresh
perspectives. The essays in this volume show that unorthodoxy was
embedded in mainstream medieval culture, from stories of fairies
and witches which promoted orthodox moral values to the social
conformity of practitioners of ritual magic. This book provides a
guide to understanding medieval unorthodoxy and the roles played by
experience and imagination in medieval encounters with the
unorthodox. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in
the exotic, provocative and deviant in medieval culture.
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