Death in fifteenth century Castile : ideologies of the elites /: ideologies of the elites. (2004)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Death in fifteenth century Castile : ideologies of the elites /: ideologies of the elites. (2004)
- Main Title:
- Death in fifteenth century Castile : ideologies of the elites
- Further Information:
- Note: Laura Vivanco.
- Other Names:
- Vivanco, Laura, 1974-
- Contents:
- I. Introduction -- II. Types of death -- Introduction -- The oradores: Christianity and the good death -- The defensores: good death in battle -- Bad deaths -- Sudden deaths as a result of an outside agency -- Deaths imposed by the judicial system -- Self-inflicted deaths -- Conclusion -- III. The afterlife -- The oradores and the afterlife -- God and the devil -- Heaven, hell and purgatory -- The defensores and the vida de la fama -- Conclusion -- IV. The bereaved -- Introduction -- The oradores: ritual and remembrance -- Defensores and the mingling of secular and sacred in funeral customs -- Consolation and the oradores' opposition to excessive grief -- Fortaleza, grief and the defensores -- Grief and gender -- Grief and social status -- Conclusion -- V. conclusion -- Introduction -- Oradores -- Defensores -- Conflict and co-existence.
- Publisher Details:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Rochester, NY : Tamesis
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (vi, 211 pages)
- Subjects:
- 393/.0946/309024
Death -- Spain -- Castile -- History -- 15th century
Death -- Religious aspects
Death -- Social aspects -- Spain -- Castile
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Spain -- Castile -- History -- 15th century
Mourning customs -- Spain -- Castile -- History -- 15th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying
Death
Death -- Religious aspects
Death -- Social aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Mourning customs
Spain -- Castile
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781846150630
1846150639 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.
Note: Print version record. - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
- View Content:
- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.424716
- Ingest File:
- 02_536.xml