Mirrors of Mortality (Routledge Revivals): Social Studies in the History of Death
Author:   Joachim Whaley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415618601


Pages:   274
Publication Date:   17 February 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Mirrors of Mortality (Routledge Revivals): Social Studies in the History of Death


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Author:   Joachim Whaley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415618601


ISBN 10:   0415618606
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   17 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Joachim Whaley 1. To Die and Enter the House of Hades: Homer, Before and After 2. Sacred Corpse, Profane Carrion: Social Ideals and Death Rituals in the Later Middle Ages 3. From ‘Public’ to ‘Private’: The Royal Funerals in England, 1500-1830 4. Symbolism for the Survivors: The Disposal of the Dead in Hamburg in the Late Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 5. Death and the French Historians 6. Sentiment and Antiquity: European Tombs, 1750-1830 7. From Ritual to Ceremony: Death Ritual and Society in Hindu North India since 1600 8. War and Death, Grief and Mourning in Modern Britain

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