Ritual, Belief and the Dead in Early Modern Britain and Ireland

by Sarah Tarlow

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Drawing on archaeological, historical, theological, scientific and folkloric sources, Sarah Tarlow's interdisciplinary study examines belief as it relates to the dead body in early modern Britain and Ireland. From the theological discussion of bodily resurrection to the folkloric use of body parts as remedies, and from the judicial punishment of the corpse to the ceremonial interment of the social elite, this book discusses how seemingly incompatible...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1107667984

ISBN13:9781107667983

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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