Can I read Cultures of Death and Dying in Medieval and Early Modern Europe on EtoBox?

Cultures of Death and Dying in Medieval and Early Modern Europe by Mia Korpiola; Anu Lahtinen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cultures of Death and Dying in Medieval and Early Modern Europe about?

This volume investigates certain aspects of medieval and early modern mentalities related to death in Europe, exploring some of the expressions of the European cultures of dying: customary beliefs, social practices and values related to death and dying that were shared by the people of medieval and early modern Europe. To a large extent, the Church and religion left its hallmark on this culture, defining it and giving it substance. Medieval canon law also regulated interment and who had the right to be buried in hallowed ground. However, we have chosen to talk about cultures in the plural to emphasize that there were parallel cultures and customs aside from the prevalent Catholic one in the Middle Ages. There was divergence and variation depending on status, social group, ethnicity, age, religion and so on, in addition to inevitable regional variations. After the Reformation, the new Evangelical churches started to form their own sets of beliefs and customs on the basis of the common Christian background while revising or abandoning some central tenets. This created more parallel cultures.

Who reads Cultures of Death and Dying in Medieval and Early Modern Europe?

Author

Mia Korpiola; Anu Lahtinen

Publisher

Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9789515112217

Category

nonfiction