Description: Presents a detailed analysis of medieval lived religion based largely on public finds reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, revealing the deep history of ritual practices at the local and regional scale, performed by ordinary people as part of their everyday lives, including the impacts of extended social and economic events.
Brief description: Roberta Gilchrist is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, a Fellow of the British Academy, the Society of Antiquaries and an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on the archaeology of medieval religion, gender, magic, burial and religious communities, including detailed studies of Glastonbury Abbey and Norwich Cathedral.