Western Attitudes Toward Death : From the Middle Ages to the Present.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (126 pages)
- The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History Series ; v.3 .
- The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History Series .
Intro -- Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Tamed Death -- II. One's Own Death -- III. Thy Death -- IV. Forbidden Death -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times.