Death in Medieval Europe

Name: Death in Medieval Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Death in Medieval EuropeDeath Scripted and Death Choreographed\nAuthor(s): Joelle Rollo-Koster\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138802124, 978-1138802124\nSynopsis\nDeath in Medieval Europe: Death Scripted and Death Choreographed explores new cultural research into death and funeral practices in medieval Europe and demonstrates the important relationship between death and the world of the living in the Middle Ages. \n\nAcross ten chapters, the articles in this volume survey the cultural effects of death. This volume explores overarching topics such as burials, commemorations, revenants, mourning practices and funerals, capital punishment, suspiscious death, and death registrations using case studies from across Europe including England, Iceland, and Spain. Together these chapters discuss how death was ritualised and choreographed, but also how it was expressed in writing throughout various documentary sources inc.