Death and the noble body in medieval England /

An examination of early medieval ideas about death and dying, in relation to funeral practices, traditions and rituals.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westerhof, Danielle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Temas:
1066-1485
Sozialgeschichte 1066-1485
Nobility > England > Death.
Death > Social aspects > England.
Human body > Social aspects > England.
Mort > Aspect social > Angleterre.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Angleterre.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Death, Grief, Bereavement.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Death > Social aspects.
Human body > Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
Aristokratie
Tod
Brauch
Tod > Adel > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Körper > Adel > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Adel > Körper > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Einbalsamieren > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Tod > Gesellschaft > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
Adel > Tod > Grossbritannien > Geschichte Mittelalter.
England > Social life and customs > 1066-1485.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > 1066-1485.
England.
England
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Death and the cadaver : visions of corruption
  • Embodying nobility : aristocratic men and the ideal body
  • Here lies nobility : aristocratic bodies in death
  • Shrouded in ambiguity : decay and the incorruptibility of the body
  • Corruption of nobility : treason and the aristocratic traitor
  • Dying in shame : destroying aristocratic identities.

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