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Preparing for Death, Remembering the Dead

English, German · Hardback

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Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again, not only before the Reformation, but after it as well. Here, certain denominational differences are clearly visible. Partly, these differences consist in the use of genres: For example, funeral sermons are an often used genre among Lutherans, while they are much rarer in the Reformed tradition. Similar differences can be observed concerning epitaphs. In Roman Catholic areas, funeral sermons and epitaphs are common in the 16th century, too; but their religious function is often a different from the one in Lutheranism. Beyond such interdenominational differences, there are also interesting continuities and connections which the contributors of the volume analyze. For example, there is a certain continuity between 16th century Lutheran funeral sermons and the late medieval tradition of ars moriendi.The volume contains papers presented at the Second RefoRC Conference in Oslo in 2012, and is characterized by a multiconfessional and multidisciplinary approach, with contributions from Church History, Art History, Archaeology, History of Literature and Cultural History. Within a field of research dominated by specialized contributions (e.g. on ars moriendi traditions or on specific traditions of funeral monuments and funeral sermons), the broad approach of this volume may further stimulate to comparative and cross-confessional reflection.

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Assisted by Jon Øygarden Flæten (Editor), Günter Frank et al (Editor), Jo Øygarden Flæten (Editor), Jon Øygarden Flæten (Editor), Tarald Rasmussen (Editor)
Publisher Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
 
Languages English, German
Product format Hardback
Released 30.04.2015
 
EAN 9783525550823
ISBN 978-3-525-55082-3
No. of pages 377
Dimensions 160 mm x 237 mm x 25 mm
Weight 676 g
Illustrations mit 78 Abbildungen
Series Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)
Refo500 Academic Studies
Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) 022
Refo500 Academic Studies
Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS)
Refo500 Academic Studies (R5AS) 022
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity

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