medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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"Chapter 5 is dedicated to remembering the dead in pre and post-
Conversion England. The author traces the changes from actual goods
deposited
in the grave to permanent markers above ground and eventually commemoration
by the Church, described by the author as a complex form of communal memory
in which the cult of the saints, liturgical remembrance, memorial feasting,
and almsgiving all play a role. In this system commemoration is paid for
by the dead and unlike the pre-Conversion burial rituals, it offers the
opportunity of eternal remembrance. In Chapter 6 the author compares the
portrayal of feasting and fasting in art ranging from the Bayeux tapestry to
Beowulf with the attitudes towards feasting displayed by the Church. While
the
eternal banquets promised to the faithful are described in positive terms,
secular feasting usually carries negative connotations."
Etc etc etc
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