Death and dying in the Middle Ages

by DuBruck, Edelgard E. Gusick, Barbara I.

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"Death and Dying in the Middle Ages examines medical facts and communal arrangements, as well as religious and popular beliefs and rituals concerning the end of life in Western societies. It studies literary and artistic imaging and the underlying philosophical and theological convictions that shaped medieval attitudes toward death. A collection of eighteen articles by contributors in the Western hemisphere, this new compendium on death and its implications will interest the specialist, the st…

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Title Statements

Full title :Death and dying in the Middle Ages / edited by Edelgard E. DuBruck and Barbara I. Gusick.

Summary

"Death and Dying in the Middle Ages examines medical facts and communal arrangements, as well as religious and popular beliefs and rituals concerning the end of life in Western societies. It studies literary and artistic imaging and the underlying philosophical and theological convictions that shaped medieval attitudes toward death.

A collection of eighteen articles by contributors in the Western hemisphere, this new compendium on death and its implications will interest the specialist, the student and teacher of cultural history, religion, folklore, psychology, literature, and art, and also the general public."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1999.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Peter Lang
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1999.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 515 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0820441279, 9780820441276
oclc:ocm39182251
LC Classification:HQ1073
Dewey Decimal:306.9/09

Subjects

Art, Medieval Attitude to Death -- history Aufsatzsammlung Civilisation médiévale Civilization, Medieval Criticism, interpretation, etc Death -- history Death -- Religious aspects -- Middle Ag… Death -- Social aspects Death -- sociology Death in art Death in literature Dodenbezorging Dood Geschichte 0600-1500 Histoire sociale -- 500-1500 (Moyen Âge) History Kultur Kunst Literature, Medieval