Ghosts in the Middle Ages : the living and the dead in Medieval society
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Revenants. English
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Schmitt, Jean-Claude, 1946-
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Ghosts -- Europe -- History.
Ghosts in art.
Literature, Medieval.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Europe -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq
Ghosts
Ghosts in art
History
Literature, Medieval
Other Subjects
Bijgeloof.
Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Doden.
Geesten.
Ghosts -- Europe -- History.
Ghosts in art.
Literature, Medieval
Littérature médiévale.
Mort -- Aspect religieux -- Christianisme -- Histoire des doctrines -- 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Verschijningen.

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Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Translation of: Les revenants.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-275) and index.
Description
Using many different medieval texts, Schmitt examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, asking who returned, to whom, from where, in what form, and why. Through this vivid study, we can see the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other. Schmitt focuses on everyday ghosts - recently departed ordinary people who were a part of the complex social world of the living.
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Schmitt argues that beliefs and the imaginary depend above all on the structures and functioning of society and culture, and he shows how the Christian culture of the Middle Ages enlarged the notion of ghosts and created many opportunities for the dead to appear. Schmitt also points out that the church happily proliferated ghost stories as a way to promote the liturgy of the dead, to develop pious sentiments among parishioners, and to solicit alms on behalf of a relative or friend's salvation.
Language
Translated from the French.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Schmitt, J. (1998). Ghosts in the Middle Ages: the living and the dead in Medieval society . University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schmitt, Jean-Claude, 1946-. 1998. Ghosts in the Middle Ages: The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schmitt, Jean-Claude, 1946-. Ghosts in the Middle Ages: The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Schmitt, J. (1998). Ghosts in the middle ages: the living and the dead in medieval society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Schmitt, Jean-Claude. Ghosts in the Middle Ages: The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society University of Chicago Press, 1998.

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