The Place of the Dead
Subtitle: Death and Remembrance in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Contributors: Bruce Gordon (Editor); Peter Marshall (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780521642569
Subjects: Death & Dying; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Religious life and customs; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Manners And Customs; Western Europe - General; Social Science; History - General History; History: World; Europe; History; Europe - General; Funeral rites and ceremonies--Europe--History; History / Europe / General; Dead; Customs & Traditions
First sentence: While sections of Burckhardt's classic - 'Religion and Morality' - have not stood well the test of time, the cornerstones of his thesis - Renaissance individualism, secularisation and a new zeal for 'fame and glory' - continue to shape interpretation of the Italian Renaissance from its tombs to its economic structure.