more concerned with the present life than the after life.
Rituals
- Called upon Church "white magic" and rituals for comfort and control over weather, crops, droughts.
- Rituals often had no link with recognised form of worship.
- Growth of rituals shows continued spread of religion into normal life.
Importance of saints
- Saints were approachable- Virgin Mary was important intercessory
- Saints called upon to bless questionable activities. Aim of rituals was to achieve personal gain.
- Educated church men found manipulation of rituals for their own gain to be inapropriate.
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