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Am Rande des Grabs : Todeskonzepte und Bestattungsritual in der frühmittelalterlichen Alamannia /

The original circumstances in which archaeological remains came into being are crucial for the interpretation of the material record. Burials are first and foremost a result of a very traumatic event in a society - the death of one of its members. It is due to this context that burials represent a p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hausmair, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Alemán
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The original circumstances in which archaeological remains came into being are crucial for the interpretation of the material record. Burials are first and foremost a result of a very traumatic event in a society - the death of one of its members. It is due to this context that burials represent a primary source for understanding past societies' attitudes towards death. Barbara Hausmair traces death concepts and their influence on mortuary rituals in early medieval communities in what is today known as southwest Germany. Using the cemeteries of Bad Mingolsheim, Horb-Altheim and Weingarten as ca.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789088902963
9088902968