The Pagan Middle Ages
Edited by Ludo J.R. Milis
Translated by Tanis Guest
Many aspects of the pagan past continued to survive into the middle ages despite the introduction of Christianity, influencing forms of behaviour and the whole mentalitéof the period. The essays collected in this stimulating volume seek to explore aspects of the way paganism mingled with Christian teaching to affect many different aspects of medieval society, through a focus on such topics as archaeology, the afterlife and sexuality, scientific knowledge, and visionary activity. Tr. TANIS GUEST.Professor LUDO J.R. MILIS teaches at the University of Ghent.Contributors: LUDO J.R. MILIS, MARTINE DE REU, ALAIN DIERKENS, CHRISTOPHE LEBBE, ANNICK WAEGEMAN, VÉRONIQUE CHARON> | |
DETAILS
8 b/w illustrations
168 pages
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
10 digit ISBN: 085115638X
13 digit ISBN: 9780851156385
Binding: Hardback
First published: 01/Jan/1991
Last printed: 05/Nov/1998
Price: 95.00 USD / 50.00 GBP
Imprint: Boydell Press
Subject: Medieval History
BIC class: HBCC
STATUS: Print on demand (please allow 3 weeks for delivery)
Details updated on 15/07/2008
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Contents
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Introduction: The Pagan Middle Ages - A contradiction in terms?
Ludo Milis
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The missionaries: the first contact between paganism and christianity
Martine De Reu
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`The evidence of archaeology'.
A Dierkens
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The evidence of archaeology
Alain Dierkens
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The shadow realm between life and death
Christophe Lebbe
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The medieval sybil
Annick Waegeman
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The knowledge of herbs
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Purity, sex and sin
Ludo Milis
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Conclusion: the role of pagan survivals
Ludo Milis
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Reviews
Important collection... a useful textbook for students and others who like to know about the pagan middle ages. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY Highly informative. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Milis's 'Purity, Sex and Sin' discusses the function and uses of the penitentials against lingering pagan practices and superstitions [and] continues to be extremely relevant... Demonstrates the integration of pagan traditions and beliefs into Christianity, attempts to eradicate such practices, and in many cases, their eventual acceptance in Christian orthodoxy or popular traditions. HISTORY
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