Title Western attitudes toward death : from the Middle Ages to the present / by Philippe Aries ; translated by Patricia M. Ranum

Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1974]

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Description xi, 111 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Series Johns Hopkins symposia in comparative history ; 4th Johns Hopkins symposia in comparative history ; 4th Contents Tamed death -- One's own death -- Thy death -- Forbidden death Summary Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times Analysis Death Attitudes of society Western world, ca 1200-1972 Death Attitudes of society Western world, ca 1200-1972 Notes Translation of Essais sur l'histoire de la mort en Occident Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Death -- Psychological aspects. Death. Attitude to Death. Folklore. Mortuary Practice -- history. Attitude to Death. Folklore. Mortuary Practice -- history. Genre/Form Essays. Author Ranum, Patricia M. LC no. 73019340 ISBN 0801815665 0801817625

Other Titles Essais sur l'histoire de la mort en Occident. English

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