Folklore” and “popular religion” in Britain during the middle ages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Watkins (Royal Osteoporosis Society, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140-150 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-27 |
| 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 | 10.1080/0015587042000231246 |
| OpenAlex | W2026126937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article explores whether the bi‐polar model of “elite” and “folk” or “popular religion” can be maintained for the medieval period. In fact, there were many strands to medieval religious culture, and people from a variety of backgrounds participated at a variety of levels on different occasions. Using a variety of chronicles and other sources, rather than the more dogmatic penitentials and canon law texts usually cited, this article argues that historians should make room for “local religious culture” in their taxonomies, in which both elites (including clerics) and people could participate
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Elite · Folklore · Literature · Middle Ages · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Early Modern Women Writers · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |