Dying prepared in medieval and early modern northern Europe / edited by Anu Lahtinen, Mia Korpiola.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018

ix, 211 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

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.

Online version: Dying prepared in medieval and early modern northern Europe Boston : Brill, 2017

English

December 19, 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index.