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Medieval Popular Culture : Problems of Belief and Perception
Published in Paperback by Cambridge Univ Pr (Pap Txt) (1990)
Authors: Aron Gurevich, Janos M. Bak, and Paul A. Hollingsworth
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exploration of medieval western popular culture
Gurevich investigates the way medieval common people saw this world and the Other World. He uses written sources (penitentials, hagiography, exempla, catechisms and the like) to describe the "Weltanschauung" of the illiterati. In the process the reader gets a very lifely image of hell, purgatory, the Last Judgement, visiting demons, the use of saints, the roles of clergy in society. Important writers as Ceasarius of Heisterbach, Gregorius The Great, Honorius of Autun, Burchard of Worms and Dante are discussed.

But though Gurevich succeeds in painting a vivid image, I cannot give 5 points for this book. First of all, Gurevich makes his theories plausible, but the book lacks substantial evidence. Secondly non-Russian readers will find the style Gurevich uses indirect and repetetive, which makes this interesting book simply (and unnecessary) "hard work" to read.

A useful guide to folk belief.
Gurevich' work is a valuable addition to the collection of anyone interested in popular belief in medieaval europe. This work is especially valuable from the standpoint of the literature of dissenting groups and heresies. The chapter on conceptions of the underworld before Dante's elucidation is both entertaining and enlightening.


Back to Basics: How to Help Your Child Become a Success in School
Published in Paperback by Hungry Minds, Inc (1986)
Authors: Paul W. Hollingworth, Shane Templeton, Kenneth W. Johns, and Paul M. Hollingsworth
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Elementary Teaching Methods
Published in Hardcover by Allyn & Bacon (1991)
Authors: Kenneth H. Hoover and Paul M. Hollingsworth
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Handbook for Elementary School Teachers
Published in Paperback by Allyn & Bacon (1982)
Authors: Kenneth H. Hoover and Paul M. Hollingsworth
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Medieval Narrative Sources: A Chronological Guide (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol 734)
Published in Hardcover by Garland Pub (1987)
Authors: Janos M. Bak, Heinz Quirin, and Paul M. Hollingsworth
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Natural and Engineered Pest Management Agents (Acs Symposium Series, No 551)
Published in Hardcover by American Chemical Society (1994)
Authors: Paul A. Hedin, Julius J. Menn, and Robert M. Hollingsworth
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Teaching Writing in Every Class: A Guide for Grades 6-12
Published in Paperback by Allyn & Bacon (1988)
Authors: Paul M. Hollingsworth and Susan Eastman
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