The Prayer Life of Peasant Communities in Late Medieval Sweden

Aldrin, Viktor.

The Prayer Life of Peasant Communities in Late Medieval Sweden A Contrast of Ideals and Practices. [electronic resource] : - Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (240 p.)

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THE PRAYER LIFE OF PEASANT COMMUNITIES IN LATE MEDIEVAL SWEDEN: A Contrast of Ideals and Practices; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Standards of prayer; Chapter 2 Devotional prayer; Chapter 3 Prayer in times of need; Chapter 4 Prayer cultures; Summary; Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på sv; Bibliography; Index

This study examines elaborate prayer practices among peasant communities in late medieval Sweden. The work focuses on the perspectives of ideals and practices, namely the standards of prayer, devotional prayer, and prayer in times of need and prayer cultures.

9780773418271 (electronic bk.) 077341827X (electronic bk.)


Peasants -- Religious life -- Sweden -- History.
Prayer -- Christianity -- History.
Prayer -- Sweden -- History.
Sweden -- Religious life and customs.
Prayer--Christianity--History.
Peasants--Religious life--History.--Sweden
Prayer--History.--Sweden
RELIGION / Christian Life / Prayer


Sweden--Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

BV207 .A43 2011

248.3/2094850902 248.32094850902