The pagan Middle Ages
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The pagan Middle Ages
Boydell Press, 1998
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De heidense Middeleeuwen
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published in Dutch 1991
Contents of Works
- The pagan Middle Ages / L. Milis
- The missionaries / M. de Reu
- The evidence of archaeology / A. Dierkens
- The shadow realm between life and death / C. Lebbe
- The medieval Sybil / A. Waegeman
- The knowledge of herbs / V. Charon
- Purity, sex, and sin / L. Milis
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Evidence for the survival of paganism in the medieval world.
Many aspects of the pagan past continued to survive into the middle ages despite the introduction of Christianity, influencing forms of behaviour and the whole mentaliteof the period. The essays collected in this stimulating volume seek to explore aspects of the way paganism mingled with Christian teaching to affect many different aspects of medieval society, through a focus on such topics as archaeology, the afterlife and sexuality, scientific knowledge, and visionary activity. Tr. TANIS GUEST.Professor LUDO J.R. MILIS teaches at the University of Ghent.Contributors: LUDO J.R. MILIS, MARTINE DE REU, ALAIN DIERKENS, CHRISTOPHE LEBBE, ANNICK WAEGEMAN, VERONIQUE CHARON
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Pagan Middle Ages - A contradiction in terms? - Ludo Milis
The missionaries: the first contact between paganism and christianity - Martine De Reu
`The evidence of archaeology'. - A Dierkens
The evidence of archaeology - Alain Dierkens
The shadow realm between life and death - Christophe Lebbe
The medieval sybil - Annick Waegeman
The knowledge of herbs -
Purity, sex and sin - Ludo Milis
Conclusion: the role of pagan survivals - Ludo Milis
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