Vol. 29 No. 2 (2024): Übergänge. Geburt und Tod als liminale Zustände im Mittelalter
While medieval studies have long devoted great attention to the phenomena of birth and death, this special issue for the first time focuses on their close connection in the realm of medieval thought, experience, and practices. Drawing on theories of rites of passage and liminality, the collected studies examine the symmetry of birth and death in literary, religious, social, and medical concepts and actions. The topics range from strategies for coping with high mortality rates during childbirth, to forms of burial and grave goods, and even the reception of Eastern reincarnation doctrines in late medieval Europe.
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2024-12-17
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