MDEM 271

MEDIEVAL POPULAR CHRISTIANITY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

For much of the Middle Ages, literacy was a luxury that ordinary people could not afford. How could peasants participate in Christian traditions? Course surveys devotional practices engaged by the laity, including penance, pilgrimage, plays, charms and spells, as well as traditions of lay interaction with dead saints and ghosts. Cross-list: RELI 271 .

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: MEDIEVAL POPULAR CHRISTIANITY Department: Medieval/Early Modern Studies Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Distribution Group: Distribution Group I Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027