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Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
Series: - The Northern World, Volume: 82
How did people of the past prepare for death, and how were their preparations affected by religious beliefs or social and economic responsibilities? Dying Prepared in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe analyses the various ways in which people made preparations for death in medieval and early modern Northern Europe, adapting religious teachings to local circumstances. The articles span the period from the Middle Ages to Early Modernity allowing an analysis over centuries of religious change that are too often artificially separated in historical study.
Contributors are Dominika Burdzy, Otfried Czaika, Kirsi Kanerva, Mia Korpiola, Anu Lahtinen, Riikka Miettinen, Bertil Nilsson, and Cindy Wood.
Contributors are Dominika Burdzy, Otfried Czaika, Kirsi Kanerva, Mia Korpiola, Anu Lahtinen, Riikka Miettinen, Bertil Nilsson, and Cindy Wood.
Anu Lahtinen, Ph.D. (2007), is Professor of Finnish and Nordic History at the University of Helsinki. She has published monographs and articles on medieval and early modern social and cultural history, focusing on the history of Northern Europe.
Mia Korpiola, LL.D. (2004), is Professor of Legal History at the University of Turku. An expert in long-term legal history, her publications include (ed.) Regional Variations in Matrimonial Law and Custom in Europe, 1150-1600 (2011).
Mia Korpiola, LL.D. (2004), is Professor of Legal History at the University of Turku. An expert in long-term legal history, her publications include (ed.) Regional Variations in Matrimonial Law and Custom in Europe, 1150-1600 (2011).
''[...] a collection of rich, detailed, and often impressive essays. [...]an excellent contribution not olnly to the history of ars moriendi , but also to our understanding of the everyday concerns and anxieties of medieval and early modern Europeans''.
Jaska Kainulainen, in Journal of Jesuit Studies , 6 (2019).
'' The book shows how the people of the Middle Ages and the early modern period tried to prepare for death throughout their lives. [...] This anthology is a valuable addition to the study of its subject. As both editors notes in their introduction, and as Bertil Nilsson states in his concluding remarks, the findings also open up opportunities for further research''. Petri Karonen in Renaissance Quarterly 72 (3), 1095-1097. DOI: 10.1017/rqx.2019.321.
Jaska Kainulainen, in Journal of Jesuit Studies , 6 (2019).
'' The book shows how the people of the Middle Ages and the early modern period tried to prepare for death throughout their lives. [...] This anthology is a valuable addition to the study of its subject. As both editors notes in their introduction, and as Bertil Nilsson states in his concluding remarks, the findings also open up opportunities for further research''. Petri Karonen in Renaissance Quarterly 72 (3), 1095-1097. DOI: 10.1017/rqx.2019.321.
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Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
Anu Lahtinen and Mia Korpiola
2 Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland
Kirsi Kanerva
3 William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366–1404) and His Preparations for Death
Cindy Wood
4 “At Death’s Door”: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law
Mia Korpiola
5 The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century
Dominika Burdzy
6 Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden
Anu Lahtinen
7 Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons
Otfried Czaika
8 “Lord, have mercy on me”: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden
Riikka Miettinen
9 Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks
Bertil Nilsson
Select Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Preparing for a Good Death in Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe
Anu Lahtinen and Mia Korpiola
2 Restless Dead or Peaceful Cadavers? Preparations for Death and Afterlife in Medieval Iceland
Kirsi Kanerva
3 William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester (1366–1404) and His Preparations for Death
Cindy Wood
4 “At Death’s Door”: The Authority of Deathbed Confessions in Medieval and Early Modern Swedish Law
Mia Korpiola
5 The Concern for Salvation in the Cities of Lesser Poland in the Sixteenth Century
Dominika Burdzy
6 Death with an Agenda: Preparing for an Aristocratic Death in Reformation Sweden
Anu Lahtinen
7 Dying Unprepared in Early Modern Swedish Funeral Sermons
Otfried Czaika
8 “Lord, have mercy on me”: Spiritual Preparations for Suicide in Early Modern Sweden
Riikka Miettinen
9 Preparing for Death: Concluding Remarks
Bertil Nilsson
Select Bibliography
All interested in the history of cultural practices and ideas related to mortality and dying, and especially those interested in these phenomena in the medieval and early modern Northern Europe.