IMC 2026: Sessions

Session 1050: Medieval Lived Religion: The Materiality of Everyday Religion, I - Spatial Perspectives

Wednesday 8 July 2026, 09:00-10:30

Organisers:	Roberta Gilchrist, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading Robert Webley, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Moderator/Chair:	Eljas Oksanen, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki / Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
Paper 1050-a	Spiritual Journeys: Lived Religion in the Medieval English Landscape (Language: English) Eljas Oksanen, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki / Department of Archaeology, University of Reading Roberta Gilchrist, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Computing in Medieval Studies, Lay Piety, Religious Life
Paper 1050-b	Archaeological Evidence for Domestic Piety in Late Medieval Wrocław, Poland, 11th-16th Centuries (Language: English) Jakub Sawicki, Archeologický ústav, Akademie věd České republiky Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Lay Piety, Religious Life
Paper 1050-c	'I Say a Little Prayer…' and Clutch My Magic Amulet: Christian Heterodox Practice from a Scottish Perspective (Language: English) Mark Hall, Perth Museum & Art Gallery Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Lay Piety, Religious Life
Abstract	This session will offer new insights to medieval lived religion, exploring how ordinary people 'lived out' their relationships to the sacred, the supernatural and their families and communities. This first session (of four) highlights the role of space/landscape, contrasting material practices associated with rural and urban landscapes in particular. It will also introduce the recent Medieval Ritual Landscape project (University of Reading and British Museum) which has coordinated the overall strand.