Love after death : concepts of posthumous love in medieval and early modern Europe /

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This book explores one of the central questions that has haunted husbands and wives and lovers over the millennia of history: What kind of afterlife might they expect for their love once one or both of them have died? Focusing on the evolution of ideas about posthumous love within medieval and early...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jussen, Bernhard (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Colección:WeltLiteraturen ; Bd. 4.
Temas:
Love > Religious aspects > Miscellanea.
Future life.
Amour > Aspect religieux > Miscellanées.
Vie future.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Miscellaneous.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Reference.
Future life
Love > Religious aspects
Love.
afterlife.
early modern Europe.
medieval Europe.
Trivia and miscellanea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores one of the central questions that has haunted husbands and wives and lovers over the millennia of history: What kind of afterlife might they expect for their love once one or both of them have died? Focusing on the evolution of ideas about posthumous love within medieval and early modern Europe, the book includes many religions and cultures in order to understand how expectations about the afterlife differed across traditions.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783050065298
305006529X
9783110380026
3110380021
ISSN:2198-9370 ;

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