Dying prepared in medieval and early modern northern Europe /
Dying prepared in medieval and early modern northern Europe /
edited by Anu Lahtinen, Mia Korpiola.
- 1 online resource.
- The northern world : North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 AD : peoples, economies and cultures, v. 82 1569-1462 ; .
- The Northern World 82. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2018-I, ISBN: 9789004353299. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe1 / Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland1 / William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366–1404) and His Preparations for Death / “At Death’s Door”: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law1 / The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century / Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden / Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons / “Lord, have mercy on me”: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden / Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks / Anu Lahtinen and Mia Korpiola -- Kirsi Kanerva -- Cindy Wood -- Mia Korpiola -- Dominika Burdzy -- Anu Lahtinen -- Otfried Czaika -- Riikka Miettinen -- Bertil Nilsson.
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How did people of the past prepare for death, and how were their preparations affected by religious beliefs or social and economic responsibilities? Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe analyses the various ways in which people made preparations for death in medieval and early modern Northern Europe, adapting religious teachings to local circumstances. The articles span the period from the Middle Ages to Early Modernity allowing an analysis over centuries of religious change that are too often artificially separated in historical study. Contributors are Dominika Burdzy, Otfried Czaika, Kirsi Kanerva, Mia Korpiola, Anu Lahtinen, Riikka Miettinen, Bertil Nilsson, and Cindy Wood.
9789004352377
10.1163/9789004352377 DOI
2017037387
Death--History.--Europe, Northern
Death--Religious aspects--History.
Europe, Northern--Religion.
BD443.9.E853
236/.10948
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe1 / Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland1 / William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366–1404) and His Preparations for Death / “At Death’s Door”: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law1 / The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century / Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden / Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons / “Lord, have mercy on me”: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden / Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks / Anu Lahtinen and Mia Korpiola -- Kirsi Kanerva -- Cindy Wood -- Mia Korpiola -- Dominika Burdzy -- Anu Lahtinen -- Otfried Czaika -- Riikka Miettinen -- Bertil Nilsson.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
How did people of the past prepare for death, and how were their preparations affected by religious beliefs or social and economic responsibilities? Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe analyses the various ways in which people made preparations for death in medieval and early modern Northern Europe, adapting religious teachings to local circumstances. The articles span the period from the Middle Ages to Early Modernity allowing an analysis over centuries of religious change that are too often artificially separated in historical study. Contributors are Dominika Burdzy, Otfried Czaika, Kirsi Kanerva, Mia Korpiola, Anu Lahtinen, Riikka Miettinen, Bertil Nilsson, and Cindy Wood.
9789004352377
10.1163/9789004352377 DOI
2017037387
Death--History.--Europe, Northern
Death--Religious aspects--History.
Europe, Northern--Religion.
BD443.9.E853
236/.10948