The Church at the Local Level 1100-1400 AD: Resmo Church, Öland, May 8, 1998
1999 (English)In: Europeans or Not? Local Level Strategies on the Baltic Rim 1100-1400 AD:: transactions of the local level-symposium of the Culture Clash or Compromise (CCC) project held in Kalmar May 7-10 1998 / [ed] Nils Blomkvist, Sven Olof Lindquist, Visby and Kalmar: Centre for Baltic Studies, Gotland Univ. College [Centrum för Östersjöstudier, Högsk. på Gotland] , 1999, p. 77-78Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
The founding of a parish church is one of the most revolutionary changes in the history of the local community. The church was regarded as a meeting place between God and men. The priest came daily before the face of God as a representative of the local Christian community.
The relationship between priest and parishioners could be viewed as a contractual one, where the priest, who carried out acts of daily worship, had his living provided for by the parishioners. His duties were regulated in secular as well as in canon law. The Christian calendar set the rhythm of the yearly cycle.
The article also deals with confession and other aspects of parish life in the Middle Ages.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Visby and Kalmar: Centre for Baltic Studies, Gotland Univ. College [Centrum för Östersjöstudier, Högsk. på Gotland] , 1999. p. 77-78
Series
Serie: CCC papers, Reports / Gotland University College, ISSN 1404-2665, 1404-0573 ; 1
Keywords [en]
Parish, Parish Church, Middle Ages, Priest, Liturgy, Confession
Keywords [sv]
Församling, församlingskyrka, medeltid, präst, gudstjänst, bikt
National Category
History Religious Studies
Research subject
Humanities, History; Humanities, Study of Religions
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-4028ISBN: 91-973653-0-0 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-4028DiVA, id: diva2:313596
2010-04-262010-04-262023-04-28Bibliographically approved