The Corpse in the Middle Ages: Embalming, Cremating, and the Cultural Construction of the Dead Body by Romedio Schmitz-Esser
The Corpse in the Middle Ages: Embalming, Cremating, and the Cultural Construction of the Dead Body
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Romedio Schmitz-Esser
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The Corpse in the Middle Ages: Embalming, Cremating, and the Cultural Construction of the Dead Body

Romedio Schmitz-Esser with Carolin Radtke (Translator), Albrecht Classen (Translator)

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To what extent are the dead truly dead? In medieval society, corpses were assigned special functions and meanings in several different ways. They were still present in the daily life of the family of the deceased, and could even play active roles ...

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