Christianizing Death
The Creation of a Ritual Process in Early Medieval Europe

Frederick S. Paxton (Author)

9780801483868

Paperback / softback, published 12 December 1996

248 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg

Frederick Paxton's careful examination of the rituals surrounding dying and death in the early medieval west, particularly in the Carolingian realm, not only enhances our comprehension of the most formative period in the evolution of the Latin liturgy of death, it casts new light on the wide range of traditions involved in the development of Carolingian culture.