Title Death and the noble body in medieval England / Danielle Westerhof

Published Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 190 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles Contents Death and the cadaver : visions of corruption -- Embodying nobility : aristocratic men and the ideal body -- Here lies nobility : aristocratic bodies in death -- Shrouded in ambiguity : decay and the incorruptibility of the body -- Corruption of nobility : treason and the aristocratic traitor -- Dying in shame : destroying aristocratic identities Summary An examination of early medieval ideas about death and dying, in relation to funeral practices, traditions and rituals Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-177) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Nobility -- England -- Death Death -- Social aspects -- England Human body -- Social aspects -- England SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement. HISTORY -- Medieval. Death -- Social aspects Human body -- Social aspects Manners and customs Aristokratie Tod Brauch Tod -- Adel -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. Körper -- Adel -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. Adel -- Körper -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. Einbalsamieren -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. Tod -- Gesellschaft -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. Adel -- Tod -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter. SUBJECT England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043320 Subject England England Form Electronic book ISBN 9781846156250 1846156254

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