Philosophy 3020F/G Lecture : Popular religion in Medieval World.odt
22 Mar 2012
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It is in reference in the broad sense the lay people. (not clerics) how they expressed their faith in a day to day basis. Reasons for so many people interested in pop religion in medieval. Annales school: interest in the late medieval religion. Tracking historical change over long periods of time. History that wasn"t traditional --> they wanted women"s history poor history etc. Anthropology: rituals and festivals--> how do outward festivals present themselves as reflections of interior belief. Interest in daily life and material culture in historical study in the last 40 years. After 1450 better records to find answers to some of these questions. Popular beliefs and practices of the time were shaped and influenced by interaction with the: Supernatural world natural world social world notions of gender. Focus on the late 14th and 15th century, (1350-onwards) Popular belief and the supernatural: context we need to understand that basic struggles influence popular belief.
