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Popular religion in late Saxon England

Karen Louise Jolly • 1996 • University of North Carolina Press

Author: Karen Louise Jolly
First published: 1996
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Genres: History
ISBN: 9780807845653

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This work offers an examination of the intersection between formal ecclesiastical doctrine and traditional spiritual practices in late Saxon England. By exploring these complex cultural dynamics, it provides valuable insight into the lived experiences and belief systems of the period.

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Published in 1996 by the University of North Carolina Press, Popular Religion in Late Saxon England emerged as a significant contribution to the scholarly study of the intersection between formal ecclesiastical structures and common spiritual practices. Karen Louise Jolly authored this work to challenge the traditional scholarly binary that separated elite, orthodox theology from the supposedly superstitious and folkloric beliefs of the laity in pre-Conquest England.

Jolly’s design and argument focus on the concept of 'popular religion' not as a distinct, low-culture phenomenon, but as a holistic cultural milieu where the institutional church and folk traditions integrated. The text examines how the Anglo-Saxon world perceived the supernatural through the lens of established Christianity, analyzing historical evidence from sources such as charms, liturgical texts, and hagiography. It received recognition from medievalists for providing a nuanced framework to understand how everyday people navigated the complexities of their spiritual lives.

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