Death and Afterlife in Modern France

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Although today in France church attendance is minimal, when death occurs many families still cling to religious rites. In exploring this common reaction to one of the most painful aspects of existence, Thomas Kselman turns to nineteenth-century French beliefs about death and the afterlife not only t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kselman, Thomas A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Funerailles > Rites et ceremonies > France > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > France > History > 19th century.
France.
France > Histoire > 19e siecle.
France > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Although today in France church attendance is minimal, when death occurs many families still cling to religious rites. In exploring this common reaction to one of the most painful aspects of existence, Thomas Kselman turns to nineteenth-century French beliefs about death and the afterlife not only to show how deeply rooted the cult of the dead is in one Western society, but how death and the behavior of mourners have been politicized in the modern world. Drawing on sermons preached in rural and urban parishes, folktales, and accounts of seances, the author vividly re-creates the social and.
Notas:Cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (436 pages).
ISBN:9781400862986

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