Helen Gittos

Gebundenes Buch

Liturgy, Architecture, and Sacred Places in Anglo-Saxon England

Beschreibung

One of the first studies to consider how church rituals were performed in Anglo-Saxon England. Brings together evidence from written, archaeological, and architectural sources. It will be of particular interest to architectural specialists keen to know more about liturgy, and church historians who would like to learn more about architecture.

Autor

Helen Gittos is an historian who specializes in the social and cultural history of the early Middle Ages. She studied English Literature at Newcastle University before starting her postgraduate research in Anglo-Saxon history at Oxford University. Having held temporary teaching jobs at the universities of Cardiff, Southampton, Leeds, and Aberystwyth, she is now Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Kent. She is currently working on a study of the use of vernacular languages in the liturgy throughout the medieval period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9780199270903
• ISBN-10: 0199270902
• Artikelnr.: 36391614