Description
An Overview of Burial Practices used to Prevent the Return of the Dead in the Middle Ages.
Author:
Ternullo, Dina
Summary:
Table of Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Brief Historical Context
Why Employ Apotropaic measures?
Where do Revenants come from?
Decapitation
Prone (face down) burial
Let mutilation/restraint
covering with stones
Stones in the corspe’s mouth
Staking
Sickle burials
Kiinal burials
Cremation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Notes
Further details:
Softcover: 58 pages
Language:English
Illustrations: B&W
EAN-13:CA 0178
Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.0 x 0.5 cm
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