Consorting with Saints
Prayer for the Dead in Early Medieval France
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2018
328 pages
978-1-5017-2875-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, Megan McLaughlin explores the social and cultural significance of prayer for the dead in the West Frankish realm from the late eighth century through the end of the eleventh century. She argues that the primary function of funerary and commemorative rituals in the early middle ages was to sustain the dead as members of the Christian community on earth, and to link them symbolically with the community of saints in heaven.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-1-5017-2875-4 (9781501728754)
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05/1994
Cornell University Press
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McLaughlinMegan:
Megan M. McLaughlin is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Illinois.
Megan M. McLaughlin is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Illinois.
Content
- Cover
- Consorting with Saints
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- Introduction
- 1 The Burial of the Dead
- 2 Commemoration
- 3 The Laity and the Liturgical Community
- 4 Familiaritas
- 5 The Ideology of Prayer for the Dead
- Epilogue
- Appendix A Liturgical Privileges in Royal Acts, 768-1108
- Appendix B Grants of Liturgical Privileges by Five Religious Communities, 800-1099
- WORKS CITED
- INDEX
