Medieval English Martinmesse
The Archaeology of a Forgotten Festival
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8932898 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin W Walsh (0000-0002-9448-3853, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-254 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00155870020004620 |
| OpenAlex | W2051239534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
Beginning with Elizabethan literary references to a carnivalesque celebration of Martinmas, the present article surveys the St Martin cult in England in order to isolate features of the medieval celebration of the Christian feast and determine the feast's relationship to seasonal activities of early November. Martinmas is seen as both the last harvest festival and a curtain raiser for the extended winter revelling season, in effect a "Carnival" in late autumn
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Carnivalesque · Cult · Literature · Order (exchange · Classics · History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Renaissance Literature and Culture · Tree-ring climate responses
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |