Cultural interaction in the Medieval Burgh of Perth, Scotland 1200-1600
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The analysis has sought to develop an understanding of the changing cultural life of medieval Perth, defining it as a place not divorced from its surroundings and where economic sustenance was not the only agenda.
But excavation reports as a rule do not venture much beyond the economic assessment of the assemblages and sites they report on and this often leaves a gap in our understanding of wider cultural motivations and mental processes. By examining a range of culturally informative artefacts and institutions I have tried to fill in some of these gaps and to demonstrate the diversity of cultural practice encompassing secular and religious modalities. I have tried to show both individuals and groups within society pursuing these cultural practices, often in contradiction of or contestation with authority.
