History of Everyday Life in Medieval ScotlandThis book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 The Worldview of Scottish Vikings in the Age of the Sagas | 36 |
The Discovery of Everyday Medieval Material Culture | 67 |
Chapter 4 The Family | 89 |
Sights Sounds and Smells in the Medieval Town | 109 |
The Material Culture of Medieval Gaming | 145 |
Chapter 7 Women of Independence in Barbours Bruce and Blind Harrys Wallace | 169 |
Chapter 9 Disease Death and the Hereafter in Medieval Scotland | 196 |
Changing Ideas about Witchcraft in SixteenthCentury Scotland | 226 |
The First One Thousand Years | 254 |
Chapter 12 Marian Devotion in Scotland and the Shrine of Loreto | 274 |
Annotated Bibliography | 289 |
Notes on the Contributors | 303 |
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Chapter 8 Everyday Life in the Histories of Scotland from Walter Bower to George Buchanan | 185 |
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A History of Everyday Life in Scotland: A history of everyday life in ... No preview available - 2011 |
A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland, 1000 to 1600 Edward J. Cowan,Lizanne Henderson No preview available - 2011 |
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