Death in fifteenth century Castile : ideologies of the elites /: ideologies of the elites. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.