Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-177) and index.
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An examination of early medieval ideas about death and dying, in relation to funeral practices, traditions and rituals.
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Title
Death and the noble body in medieval England.
International Standard Book Number
9781843834168
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Death-- Social aspects-- England.
Human body-- Social aspects-- England.
Nobility-- England-- Death.
Adel-- Körper-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Adel-- Tod-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Aristokratie
Brauchtum
Death-- Social aspects.
Einbalsamieren-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
HISTORY-- Medieval.
Human body-- Social aspects.
Körper-- Adel-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Manners and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Death & Dying.
Tod
Tod-- Adel-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
Tod-- Gesellschaft-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.