Death in the Middle Ages
W. Braet (Author), Werner Verbeke (Author),
Preface
Michel Vovelle, L’histoire des hommes au miroir de la mort
Otto Gerhard Oexle, Die Gegenwart der Toten
Philippe Ariès, Une conception ancienne de l’au-delà
Joseph Avril, La pastorale des malades et des mourants aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles
Rolf Sprandel, Alter und Todesfurcht nach der spatmittelalterlichen Bibelexegese
Jacques Chiffoleau, Ce qui fait changer la mort dans la région d’Avignon à la fin du moyen âge
Gerhild Scholz Williams, Der Tod als Text und Zeichen in der mittelalterlichen Literatur
Joël Saugnieux, Le vocabulaire de la mort dans l’Espagne du XIIIe siècle d’après l’oeuvre de Berceo
Philippa Tristram, Olde stories longe tyme agoon: Death and the Audience of Chaucer’s Pardoner
Daniel Poirion, La mort et la merveille chez Marie de France
Jean Charles Payen, L’homo viator et le croisé: la mort et le salut dans la tradition du douzain
Jean Dufournet, Commynes et la mort
Claude Thiry, De la mort marâtre à la mort vaincue: Attitudes devant la mort dans la déploration funèbre Française
Claude Blum, La folie et la mort dans l’imaginaire collectif du moyen âge et du début de la Renaissance
Index nominum
Index codicum manuscriptorum
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Who wrote "Death in the Middle Ages"?
"Death in the Middle Ages" was written by W. Braet and Werner Verbeke.
Werner Verbeke is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at KU Leuven.
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What is the Table of Contents for "Death in the Middle Ages"?
Preface
Michel Vovelle, L'histoire des hommes au miroir de la mort
Otto Gerhard Oexle, Die Gegenwart der Toten
Philippe Ariès, Une conception ancienne de l'au-delà
Joseph Avril, La pastorale des malades et des mourants aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles
Rolf Sprandel, Alter und Todesfurcht nach der spatmittelalterlichen Bibelexegese
Jacques Chiffoleau, Ce qui fait changer la mort dans la région d'Avignon à la fin du moyen âge
Gerhild Scholz Williams, Der Tod als Text und Zeichen in der mittelalterlichen Literatur
Joël Saugnieux, Le vocabulaire de la mort dans l'Espagne du XIIIe siècle d'après l'oeuvre de Berceo
Philippa Tristram, Olde stories longe tyme agoon: Death and the Audience of Chaucer's Pardoner
Daniel Poirion, La mort et la merveille chez Marie de France
Jean Charles Payen, L'homo viator et le croisé: la mort et le salut dans la tradition du douzain
Jean Dufournet, Commynes et la mort
Claude Thiry, De la mort marâtre à la mort vaincue: Attitudes devant la mort dans la déploration funèbre Française
Claude Blum, La folie et la mort dans l'imaginaire collectif du moyen âge et du début de la Renaissance
Index nominum
Index codicum manuscriptorum
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