medieval tradition
Middle Ages practice
Medieval tradition refers to customs, practices, or beliefs originating in or characteristic of the Middle Ages (roughly 500–1500 CE).
The phrase often appears in discussions of art, architecture, religion, or social structures that preserved or revived medieval ways: The cathedral was built in the medieval tradition.
It can also describe contemporary practices that consciously echo that era: The Renaissance faire celebrates medieval tradition.
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- feast hallRoom for grand meals
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- holy relicConsecrated religious artifact
monasticism · sacred chant · natural law · scholasticism · vassalage · epic poetry · oral storytelling · herbal medicine · jousting tournaments · castle walls · illuminated manuscripts · chivalry · mysticism · relics · homage · coat of arms · trivium · fealty
- Passion playspassion plays, crucifixion, crucifixion scene, Stations of the Cross, crown of thorns
medieval traditionradical reform
Drastic foundational change
novelty · disruptive innovation · technological advancement · paradigm shift
medieval traditionscientific worldview
Understanding based on empirical evidence
democratic values · humanism · secularism · empiricism · egalitarianism
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