Objects of belief: Material culture and religious writings in late medieval England

In late medieval England, physical objects played an important role in the ways people understood and practised religion. Books, images, relics and everyday material things could mediate between ordinary life and the sacred, shaping devotional experience for both clergy and laypeople.

Objects of Belief brings together studies of material culture and religious writing to explore the relationship between texts, objects and belief. By examining how medieval people encountered the sacred through things as well as words, the volume offers a richer understanding of religious practice and the material world of late medieval England.