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9780812235814

The People of the Parish

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  • ISBN13:

    9780812235814

  • ISBN10:

    0812235819

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-11-02
  • Publisher: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr

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Summary

The parish, the lowest level of hierarchy in the medieval church, was the shared responsibility of the laity and the clergy. Most Christians were baptized, went to confession, were married, and were buried in the parish church or churchyard; in addition, business, legal settlements, sociability, and entertainment brought people to the church, uniting secular and sacred concerns. InThe People of the Parish, Katherine L. French contends that late medieval religion was participatory and flexible, promoting different kinds of spiritual and material involvement. The rich parish records of the small diocese of Bath and Wells include wills, court records, and detailed accounts by lay churchwardens of everyday parish activities. They reveal the differences between parishes within a single diocese that cannot be attributed to regional variation. By using these records show to the range and diversity of late medieval parish life, and a Christianity vibrant enough to accommodate differences in status, wealth, gender, and local priorities, French refines our understanding of lay attitudes toward Christianity in the two centuries before the Reformation.

Author Biography

Katherine L. French is Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York, New Paltz.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. 1
Defining the Parishp. 20
"The Book and Writings of the Parish Church": Churchwardens' Accounts and Parish Record Keepingp. 44
"A Servant of the Parish": The Office of the Churchwarden and Parochial Leadershipp. 68
"Received by the Good Devotion of the Town and Country": Parish Fundraisingp. 99
"Curious Windows and Great Bells": The Architecture of Communityp. 142
"The Worthiest Thing": Liturgical Celebrations and the Cult of the Saints in Placep. 175
Conclusionp. 208
Appendixp. 211
Notesp. 229
Bibliographyp. 281
Indexp. 303
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