 The fourth chapter , " From Paganism to Christianity " , explores the continuing practice of ritual in Christian Europe . Discussing the early Roman Catholic Church 's demonisation of pagan deities , Merrifield states that the Church continued propagating a form of polytheism through the " cult of the blessed dead " , the veneration of saints and martyrs , throughout the Middle Ages . Discussing the ritual use of Christian relics , he also looks at votive offerings that were presented in a Christian context at shrines and churches , paying particular reference to the tradition of offering bent coins to shrines in Late Medieval England . Examining the construction of churches on earlier pagan ritual sites , he deals with evidence for the destruction of pagan statues by the early Christians . 
 The fourth chapter , " From Paganism to Christianity " , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>explores</mark></a> the continuing practice of ritual in Christian Europe . Discussing the early Roman Catholic Church <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>demonisation of pagan deities , Merrifield <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>states</mark></a> that the Church continued propagating a form of polytheism through the " cult of the blessed dead " , the veneration of saints and martyrs , throughout the Middle Ages . Discussing the ritual use of Christian relics , he also <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>looks</mark></a> at votive offerings <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> presented in a Christian context at shrines and churches , paying particular reference to the tradition of offering bent coins to shrines in Late Medieval England . Examining the construction of churches on earlier pagan ritual sites , he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>deals</mark></a> with evidence for the destruction of pagan statues by the early Christians . 
The fourth chapter , " From Paganism to Christianity " , explore da continuing practice of ritual in Christian Europe . Discussing the early Roman Catholic Church  demonisation of pagan deities , Merrifield state dat tdaChurch continued propagating a form of polytheism through the " cult of the blessed dead " , the veneration of saints and martyrs , throughout thdaiddle Ages . Discussing the ritual use of Christian relics , he also look at votive offerings was presented in a Christian context at shrines and churches , paying particular reference to the tradition of offering bent coins to shrines in Late Medieval England . Examining the construction of churches on earlier pagan ritual sites , he deal with evidence for thedastruction of pagan statues by the early Christians .