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Dealing with the dead : mortality and community in medieval and early modern Europe /
"Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe. Yet, the acknowledgement of death did not necessarily amount to an acceptance of its finality. Whether they were commoners, clergy, aristocrats, or kings, the dead continued to function literally as integrated members o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Explorations in medieval culture ;
v. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe. Yet, the acknowledgement of death did not necessarily amount to an acceptance of its finality. Whether they were commoners, clergy, aristocrats, or kings, the dead continued to function literally as integrated members of their communities long after they were laid to rest in their graves. From stories of revenants bringing pleas from Purgatory to the living, to the practical uses and regulation of burial space; from the tradition of the ars moriendi, to the depiction of death on the stage; and from the making of martyrs, to funerals for the rich and poor, this volume examines how communities dealt with their dead as continual, albeit non-living members."--Page 4 of cover. From revenant legends to the regulation of burial space; from martyrologies to accounts of murder; and from the danse macabre to funerals both lavish and simple, this volume examines how communities dealt with their dead as continual, albeit non-living members. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 449 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-437) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004358331 9004358331 |
| ISSN: | 2352-0299 ; |