Polluting the Sacred: Violence, Faith, and the 'Civilizing' of Parishioners in Late Medieval England (Later medieval Europe, v. 3) : violence, faith, and the 'civilizing' of parishioners in late medie

Drawing on spiritual and legal sources, this book provides a novel perspective on how late medieval Christianity problematized parishioners' use of violence and how parishioners tried to reconcile the demands of their faith with cultural norms that honored violent conduct.