Western Attitudes toward Death - From the Middle Ages to the Present

Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times. The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History are occasional volumes sponsored by the Department of History at The Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins University Press. Each considers, from a comparative perspective, an important topic of current historical interest and comprises original essays by leading scholars in the United States and other countries. The present volume is the fourth.

About the author

Philippe Ariès (1914-1984) was a French historian best known for his book Centuries of Childhood, the seminal study that launched historical scholarship on childhood and family life in the Western world.

Product details

• Authors: Philippe Aries, Philippe Ariès
• Assisted by: Patricia Ranum (Translation), Ranum Patricia (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.1975
• EAN: 9780801817625
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-1762-5
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Series: Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comp; The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History; The Johns Hopkins Symposia in
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Europäische Geschichte, Südeuropa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology