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Author Gilchrist, Roberta, author

Title Sacred heritage : monastic archaeology, identities, beliefs / Roberta Gilchrist
Published Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Contents Sacred values : medieval archaeology and spiritual heritage -- Monastic archaeology and national identity : the Scottish monastic experience -- Spirit, mind and body : the archaeology of monastic healing -- The materiality of magic : the ritual lives of people and things -- Monastic legacies : memory and the biography of place -- Sacred myths : archaeology and authenticity
Summary "In this open access volume, Roberta Gilchrist critically evaluates the concept of sacred heritage. Drawing on global perspectives from heritage studies, archaeology, museology, anthropology and architectural history, she examines the multiple values of medieval Christian heritage. Gilchrist investigates monastic archaeology through the lens of the material study of religion and reveals the sensory experience of religion through case studies including Glastonbury Abbey and Scottish monasticism. Her work offers new insights into medieval identity and regional distinctiveness, healing and magic, and memory practices in the sacred landscape. It also reflects on the significance of medieval sacred landscapes as contested heritage sites which hold diverse meanings to contemporary groups"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis historical archaeology
medieval studies
history of religion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Christian antiquities -- Scotland
Archaeology, Medieval -- Scotland
Monasticism and religious orders -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Archaeology and religion -- Case studies
Sacred space -- Conservation and restoration -- Case studies
Material culture -- Religious aspects -- Case studies
Archaeology and religion
Archaeology, Medieval
Christian antiquities
Material culture -- Religious aspects
Monasticism and religious orders -- Middle Ages
Sacred space -- Conservation and restoration
Scotland
Genre/Form Case studies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019038171
ISBN 9781108678087
1108678084
1108496547
9781108496544