Helen Frisby: Traditions of Death and Burial

Cover: 9781784423773 | Traditions of Death and Burial | Helen Frisby | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

Death has been a source of grief and uncertainty for humanity throughout history, but it has also been the inspiration for a plethora of fascinating traditions. The covering of mirrors to prevent the departed spirit from seeing itself; the passing bell rung to assist the soul to heaven; the 'sin eater' who sat beside a coffin eating and drinking to 'absorb' the corpse's sins - all of these were common approaches at one time or another. Yet in the modern day, death has become more clinical than spiritual, something kept hidden behind closed doors. This beautifully illustrated history explores English approaches to death and burial from the medieval era to the present day, exploring ancient customs which have long since lapsed, those such as lighting candles that have survived until the present day, and new approaches such as eco-burials, which are changing how we relate to death, dying and the dead.

Über den Autor

Helen Frisby

Zusammenfassung

This book offers a broad introduction to the topic and explores changing perspectives of an eternally relevant issue.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Death of Dying?
The Pains of Purgatory c.1066-1500
Reformation and Resistance, c.1500-1750
Dying in the Industrial Age, c.1750-1900
The Practical Death, c.1900-2000
Death Now and in the Future, c.2000 onwards
Conclusions
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781784423773
ISBN-10:	1784423777
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Frisby, Helen
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße:	208 x 151 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	Helen Frisby
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.09.2019
Gewicht:	0,212 kg