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The Place Of The Dead: Death And Remembrance In Late Medieval And Early Modern Europe

by Bruce Gordon

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Although much has been published on the social history of death, this is the first book to give a comprehensive account of attitudes toward the dead--above all the "placing" of the dead, in physical, spiritual and social terms--in order to reveal the... Read more
Although much has been published on the social history of death, this is the first book to give a comprehensive account of attitudes toward the dead--above all the "placing" of the dead, in physical, spiritual and social terms--in order to reveal the social and religious outlook of past societies. The contributions range widely geographically, from Scotland to Transylvania, and address a spectrum of themes: attitudes toward the corpse, patterns of burial, forms of commemoration, the treatment of dead infants, the nature of the afterlife, and ghosts. Less

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File size9.02 X 6.02 X 0.91 in
Print pages340
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date January 28, 2000
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521645188
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