Death, religion, and the family in England, 1480-1750

Description:

Ralph Houlbrooke examines the effects of religious change on the English 'way of death' between 1480 and 1750. He discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject, such as the death-bed, will making, and the last rites. He also examines the rich variety of commemorative media and practices and is the first to describe the development of the English funeral sermon between the late Middle Ages and the eighteenth century. Dr. Houlbrooke shows how the need of the living to remember the dead remained important throughout the later medieval and early modern periods, even though its justification and means of expression changed.

subjects: Christianity,  Death,  Family,  Funeral rites and ceremonies,  Funeral sermons,  History,  History of doctrines,  Religious aspects,  Religious aspects of Death,  Religious aspects of Family,  Religious life and customs,  Social aspects,  Social aspects of Death,  Social life and customs,  Wills,  Death, social aspects,  Family, great britain,  Great britain, religion,  Wills, great britain,  Great britain, history, sources,  England, social life and customs,  Religion,  Sources,  Attitude to Death,  Funeral Rites,  Funérailles,  Rites et cérémonies,  Mort,  Aspect social,  Sermons pour les funérailles,  Histoire,  Testaments,  Vie religieuse,  Mœurs et coutumes,  Religion (discipline),  Manners and customs,  England,  Probate records,  Tod,  Begrafenissen,  Dood,  Sociale aspecten,  Aspect religieux,  Rites et cérémonies funéraires,  Sociologie de la mort,  Grande-Bretagne,  Moeurs et coutumes,  Social sciences,  Death & dying

Places: England

Times: Modern period, 1500-