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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages

  • Paperback
  • 264 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • 15.4 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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For history enthusiasts fascinated by medieval life

Reveals how the dead influenced daily living and politics

You will gain insights into past beliefs and practices

Explore the unique relationship between the living and the dead in the Middle Ages.

Whereas modern societies tend to banish the dead from the world of the living, medieval men and women accorded them a vital role in the community. The saints counted most prominently as potential intercessors before God, but the ordinary dead as well were called upon to aid the living, and even to participate in the negotiation of political...
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  • Title

    Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages

  • Author

    Patrick J. Geary

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cornell University Press

  • Published

    October 1994

  • Weight

    432g

  • Page Count

    264

  • Dimensions

    15.4 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780801480980

  • ISBN-10

    0801480981

  • Eden Code

    1158776

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