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Many aspects of the pagan past continued to survive into the middle ages despite the introduction of Christianity, influencing forms of behaviour and the whole mentaliteof the period. The essays collected in this stimulating volume seek to explore aspects of the way paganism mingled with Christian teaching to affect many different aspects of medieval society, through a focus on such topics as archaeology, the afterlife and sexuality, scientific knowledge, and visionary activity. Tr. TANIS GUEST.Professor LUDO J.R. MILIS teaches at the University of Ghent.Contributors: LUDO J.R. MILIS, MARTINE DE REU, ALAIN DIERKENS, CHRISTOPHE LEBBE, ANNICK WAEGEMAN, VERONIQUE CHARON

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Important collection... a useful textbook for students and others who like to know about the pagan middle ages. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY Highly informative. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Milis's 'Purity, Sex and Sin' discusses the function and uses of the penitentials against lingering pagan practices and superstitions (and) continues to be extremely relevant... Demonstrates the integration of pices and superstitions (and) continues to be extremely relevant... Demonstrates the integration of pagan traditions and beliefs into Christianity, attempts to eradicate such practices, and

Important collection... a useful textbook for students and others who like to know about the pagan middle ages. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY Highly informative. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Milis's 'Purity, Sex and Sin' discusses the function and uses of the penitentials against lingering pagan practices and superstitions (and) continues to be extremely relevant... Demonstrates the integration of pagan traditions and beliefs into Christianity, attempts to eradicate such practices, and in many cases, their eventual acceptance in Christian orthodoxy or popular traditions. HISTORY

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