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BL
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1032245
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b786615
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| Main Entry
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Westerhof, Danielle.
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| Title & Author
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Death and the noble body in medieval England /\ Danielle Westerhof.
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| Publication Statement
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Woodbridge ;Rochester, NY :: Boydell Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xii, 190 pages) :: illustrations, facsimiles
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| ISBN
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1846156254
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: 9781846156250
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1843834162
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9781843834168
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-177) and index.
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| Contents
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Death and the cadaver : visions of corruption -- Embodying nobility : aristocratic men and the ideal body -- Here lies nobility : aristocratic bodies in death -- Shrouded in ambiguity : decay and the incorruptibility of the body -- Corruption of nobility : treason and the aristocratic traitor -- Dying in shame : destroying aristocratic identities.
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| Abstract
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An examination of early medieval ideas about death and dying, in relation to funeral practices, traditions and rituals.
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Death-- Social aspects-- England.
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Human body-- Social aspects-- England.
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Nobility-- England-- Death.
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Adel-- Körper-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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Adel-- Tod-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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Aristokratie
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Brauchtum
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Death-- Social aspects.
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Einbalsamieren-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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HISTORY-- Medieval.
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Human body-- Social aspects.
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Körper-- Adel-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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Manners and customs.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Death Dying.
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Tod
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Tod-- Adel-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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Tod-- Gesellschaft-- Grossbritannien-- Geschichte Mittelalter.
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England, Social life and customs, 1066-1485.
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England
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England.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.909420902
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| LC Classification
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GT3243.W47 2008eb
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