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"To what extent are the dead truly dead? In medieval society, corpses were assigned special functions and meanings in several different ways. They were still present in the daily life of the family of the deceased, and could even play active roles in the life of the community. Taking the materiality of death as a point of departure, this book comprehensively examines the conservation, burial and destruction of the corpse in its specific historical context. An ambivalent treatment of the dead body emerges, one which necessarily confronts established modern perspectives on death. New scientific methods have enabled archaeologists to understand the remains of the dead as valuable source material. This book contextualizes the resulting insights for the first time in an interdisciplinary framework, considering their place in the broader picture drawn by the written sources of the period, ranging from canon law and hagiography to medieval literature and historiography."--
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Death, History, Medieval Funeral rites and ceremonies, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Dead, Catholic Church, Burial, Dead bodies (Law), Embalming, Cremation, Medieval Civilization, Funérailles, Rites et cérémonies médiévaux, Rites et cérémonies, Histoire, Morts, Aspect religieux, Église catholique, Sépulture, Aspect social, Cadavres (Droit), Mort, Crémation, Civilisation médiévale, Social aspects, Dood, Cultuurgeschiedenis, MiddeleeuwenPlaces
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The corpse in the Middle Ages: embalming, cremating, and the cultural construction of the dead body
2020, Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers
in English
1909400874 9781909400870
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Includes some quoted passages in Latin, German, French, or Italian.
Series statement from publisher's website (Brepols), viewed May 14, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-743) and index.
Translation of: Der Leichnam im Mittelalter : Einbalsamierung, Verbrennung und die kulturelle Konstruktion des toten Körpers.
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