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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages

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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages - Geary, Patrick J
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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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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages 1994, Cornell University Press, Ithaca

ISBN-13: 9780801480980

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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages 1994, Cornell University Press, Ithaca

ISBN-13: 9780801428562

Hardcover