Isbn: 9789004315143 - dealing with the dead: mortality and community in medieval and early modern europe: 5 (explorations in medieval culture, 5) (6 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorThea Tomaini, Ph.D. (1998), University of Illinois at Chicago, is Professor of English (Teaching) at the University of Southern California. She is the author of The Corpse as Text: Disinterment and Antiquaria.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe. Yet, the acknowledgement of death did not necessarily amount to an acceptance of its finality. Whether they were commoners, clergy, aristocrats, or kings, the dead continued to function literally as integrated members of their communities long after they were laid to rest in their graves.From stories of revenants bringing pleas from Purgatory to the living, to the practical uses and regulation of burial space; from the tradition of the ars moriendi, to the depiction of death on the stage; and from the making of martyrs, to funerals for the rich and poor, this volume examines how communities dealt with their dead as continual, albeit non-living members.Contributors are Jill Clements, Libby Escobedo, Hilary Fox, Sonsoles Garcia, Stephen Gordon, Melissa Herman, Mary Leech, Nikki Malain, Kathryn Maud, Justin Noetzel, Anthony Perron, Martina Saltamacchia, Thea Tomaini, Wendy Turner, and Christina Welch.…

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