| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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St Andrews studies in Scottish history |
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St Andrews studies in Scottish history.
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| Contents |
Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Roles of Parishes and Parish Churches in the Community; Origins of the parish; Financial support of the parish church through tithes; Territorial parishes and boundaries; The functions of the parish church; Conclusion; 2 Dependent Chapels; Legal definitions; Funding and financial obligations; Rights gained and lost; Reasons for granting dependent status; Who was responsible for funding the building of dependent chapels?; Characteristics of dependent chapels; Conclusion; 3 Private Chapels |
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Licensing a private chapelUsers of a private chapel; Functions of the private chapel; Grange chapels; Conclusion; 4 Locational Chapels: Distinctive Places and Commemorations; Who visited locational chapels?; Defining a locational chapel; Form and function; Conclusion; 5 Cult Chapels: Pilgrimage, Local, National and International; Defining a cult chapel; Secluded chapels; Beyond-the-boundary chapels; Publicly accessible chapels; Sponsors of cult chapels; Conclusion; 6 Chapels in the Ecclesiastical Landscape: Uniformity or Localism?; The Church and local devotional organisation |
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Scandinavian influencesFourteenth-century population decline; Conclusion; Conclusion: Diverse and Varied Functions; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Interdisciplinary study of chapels provides a more complex and fuller picture of engagement with the Church and Christianity in the Middle Ages |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-207) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chapels -- Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485
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Chapels -- Norway -- History -- 1030-1397
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Chapels
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Great Britain
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Norway
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787442788 |
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1787442780 |
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