Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages
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Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages by Patrick J Geary
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...Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. Among his books are Furta Sacra: Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages; Aristocracy in Provence; and Before France and Germany.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801480980 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801480981 |
| Title | Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages |
| Author | Patrick J Geary |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 1994-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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