Dying prepared in medieval and early modern northern Europe /

How did people of the past prepare for death, and how were their preparations affected by religious beliefs or social and economic responsibilities? Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe analyses the various ways in which people made preparations for death in medieval and early...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lahtinen, Anu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2017.
Colección:Northern world : North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 AD : peoples, economies and cultures ; v. 82.
Temas:
Death > Europe, Northern > History.
Death > Religious aspects > History.
Mort > Europe septentrionale > Histoire.
Mort > Aspect religieux > Histoire.
Death
Death > Religious aspects
Religion
Europe, Northern > Religion.
Europe septentrionale > Religion.
Northern Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • 1 Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
  • 2 Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland
  • 3 William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366â#x80;#x93;1404) and His Preparations for Death
  • 4 â#x80;#x9C;At Deathâ#x80;#x99;s Doorâ#x80;#x9D;: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law
  • 5 The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century6 Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden
  • 7 Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons
  • 8 â#x80;#x9C;Lord, have mercy on meâ#x80;#x9D;: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden
  • 9 Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks
  • Select Bibliography

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