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Death, Burial and Commemoration in Ireland, 1550-1650
C. Tait
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Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
This book is the first detailed examination of death in early modern Ireland. It deals with the process of dying, the conduct of funerals, the arrangement of burials, the private and public commemoration of the dead, and ideas about the afterlife. It further considers ways in which the living fashioned ceremonies of death and the reputations of the dead to support their own ends. It will be of interest to those concerned with Irish history and death studies generally.
This book is the first detailed examination of death in early modern Ireland. It deals with the process of dying, the conduct of funerals, the arrangement of burials, the private and public commemoration of the dead, and ideas about the afterlife. It further considers ways in which the living fashioned ceremonies of death and the reputations of the dead to support their own ends. It will be of interest to those concerned with Irish history and death studies generally.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern History: Society and Culture
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349432714
SKU
V9781349432714
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99-15
About C. Tait
CLODAGH TAIT is a Lecturer in History at the University College Dublin, Ireland. Her published articles deal with aspects of death, commemoration and Catholic martyrdom in early modern Ireland.
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