Men in the Middle: Local Priests in Early Medieval Europe 9783110444483, 9783110443417

Men in the Middle: Local Priests in Early Medieval Europe 9783110444483, 9783110443417

This volume studies local priests as central players in small communities of early medieval Europe. As clerics living am

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Neighbours and strangers: Local societies in early medieval Europe [1 ed.] 9781526139818, 1526139812

Neighbours and strangers investigates social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700 to 1050, asking to

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The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe 9780691210025

"There are forces better recognized as belonging to human society than repressed or left to waste away or growl abo

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Nuns' Priests' Tales: Men and Salvation in Medieval Women's Monastic Life [Illustrated] 0812249755, 9780812249750

During the Middle Ages, female monasteries relied on priests to provide for their spiritual care, chiefly to celebrate M

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Meanings of Water in Early Medieval England (Studies in the Early Middle Ages, 47) 9782503588889, 2503588883

Water is both a practical and symbolic element. Whether a drop blessed by saintly relics or a river flowing to the sea,

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Godparents and Kinship in Early Medieval Europe 9780691196237

Between A.D. 200 and 1000, sponsorship at baptism evolved from a simple liturgical act into a mechanism for the creation

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Scotland in Early Medieval Europe [1° ed.] 9088907528, 9789088907524

This edited volume explores how (what is today) Scotland can be compared with, contrasted to, or was connected with othe

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Politics and ritual in early medieval Europe 9780907628590

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Healthcare in Early Medieval Northern Italy: More to Life than Leeches (Studies in the Early Middle Ages) (Studies in the Early Middle Ages, 26) 9782503528557, 2503528554

After the fall of the last Western Roman Emperor in 476 AD, Northern Italy played a crucial role - both geographically a

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Early medieval Jewish policy in Western Europe 9780816661251, 9780816656981, 9780816608140

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