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The Place of the Dead

The Place of the Dead

The Place of the Dead
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by Bruce Gordon (Editor); Peter Marshall (Editor)

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Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 340 . Papeback. New.
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  • Title The Place of the Dead
  • Author Bruce Gordon (Editor); Peter Marshall (Editor)
  • Binding Papeback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 340
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press CUP , Cambridge
  • Publication date pp. 340
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 6238181
  • ISBN 9780521645188 / 0521645182
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.71 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.80 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99020482
  • Dewey Decimal Code 393.094
  • Quantity available 4

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From the publisher

Although much has been published on the social history of death, this is the first book to give a comprehensive account of attitudes toward the dead--above all the "placing" of the dead, in physical, spiritual and social terms--in order to reveal the social and religious outlook of past societies. The contributions range widely geographically, from Scotland to Transylvania, and address a spectrum of themes: attitudes toward the corpse, patterns of burial, forms of commemoration, the treatment of dead infants, the nature of the afterlife, and ghosts.

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While sections of Burckhardt's classic - 'Religion and Morality' - have not stood well the test of time, the cornerstones of his thesis - Renaissance individualism, secularisation and a new zeal for 'fame and glory' - continue to shape interpretation of the Italian Renaissance from its tombs to its economic structure.

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