Living with the dead in the Middle Ages /
Annotation Whereas modern societies tend to banish the dead from the world of the living, medieval men and women acccorded them a vital role in the community. The saints counted most prominently as potential intercessors before God, but the ordinary dead as well were called upon to aid the living, a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Geary, Patrick J., 1948- (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
1994.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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