The archaeology of memory : an investigation into the links between collective memory and the architecture of the parish church in late medieval Yorkshire
This thesis examines the ways in which memory, particularly collective memory, influenced the architectural development of the parish church in later medieval Yorkshire. It is argued that the parish church, while being the focal point for the religious activity, also functioned as the central location for a great deal of social interaction within the parish and the architectural arrangement of these buildings carried specific mnemonic messages regarding issues that were central to communal stability. The manner by which this memorial significance could be manipulated by certain individuals and groups within society is also addressed. It is also argued, that the manipulation of memory was a strategy employed by wealthy in reaction to the reduction of their actual coercive power in the later part of the fourteenth century. The concept of the collective memory is viewed in relation to strategies employed by the late medieval community as a whole as a means of social regulation. The issueo f social surveillancea, meansb y which socialc ohesionw as maintained andi nter-communatle nsionw as kept in check,i s discussedin somed epth. The re-usea nd repositioningo f architecturaml ateriali n later building phases is
Douglas, Mark
The archaeology of memory : an investigation into the links between collective memory and the architecture of the parish church in late medieval Yorkshire. This thesis examines the ways in which memory, particularly collective memory, influenced the architectural development of the parish church in later medieval Yorkshire. It is argued that the parish church, while being the focal point for the religious activity, also functioned as the central location for a great deal of social interaction within the parish and the architectural arrangement of these buildings carried specific mnemonic messages regarding issues that were central to communal stability. The manner by which this memorial significance could be manipulated by certain individuals and groups within society is also addressed. It is also argued, that the manipulation of memory was a strategy employed by wealthy in reaction to the reduction of their actual coercive power in the later part of the fourteenth century. The concept of the collective memory is viewed in relation to strategies employed by the late medieval community as a whole as a means of social regulation. The issueo f social surveillancea, meansb y which socialc ohesionw as maintained andi nter-communatle nsionw as kept in check,i s discussedin somed epth. The re-usea nd repositioningo f architecturaml ateriali n later building phases is
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