{"product_id":"from-madrid-to-purgatory-the-art-and-craft-of-dying-in-sixteenth-century-spain-hardback-9780521460187","title":"From Madrid to Purgatory; The Art and Craft of Dying in Sixteenth-Century Spain (Hardback) 9780521460187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Madrid to Purgatory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Art and Craft of Dying in Sixteenth-Century Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first full-length study of sixteenth-century Spanish attitudes towards death and the afterlife.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCarlos M. N. Eire (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521460187, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 June 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e588 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  3 maps  22 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm, 1.032 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a finely researched, lucidly written and carefully nuanced study.' Henry Kamen, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book reveals the workings of a culture that cherished death, and invested its resources in the pursuit of heaven. In sixteenth-century Spain, the social and economic debts of the living were extended to the dead, and society's central paradigms sought to invert perceptions, making death seem better than life itself. This is the first full-length study of this phenomenon. It differs from previous histories of death in two significant ways: in its methodology, which seeks to interweave social history and intellectual\/cultural history; and in its geographical and cultural setting (previous studies have focused on France, Italy, and England). As a history of mentalités focused on a subject of universal significance, From Madrid to Purgatory transcends its 'Spanishness' and its time period while being wholly attentive to them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: death and the sun\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Eager for Heaven: Death and Testamentary Discourse in Madrid, 1520–1599: 1. Wills and the history of death in Madrid\u003cbr\u003e 2. Approaching the divine tribunal\u003cbr\u003e 3. Relinquishing one's body\u003cbr\u003e 4. Impressing God and neighbor\u003cbr\u003e 5. Planning for the soul's journey\u003cbr\u003e 6. Aiding the needy, aiding oneself\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The King's Dissolving Body: Philip II and the Royal Paradigm of Death: 1. King Philip and his palace of death\u003cbr\u003e 2. The king's many requiems\u003cbr\u003e 3. Drawing lessons from the king's death\u003cbr\u003e 4. Defending the faith through ritual\u003cbr\u003e 5. Death, the Spanish monarchy, and the myth of sacredness\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Saint's Heavenly Corpse: Teresa of Avila and the Ultimate Paradigm of Death: 1. From Alba to Heaven\u003cbr\u003e 2. Come sweet death, come swift dying\u003cbr\u003e 3. Imperishable flesh, incomparable wonder\u003cbr\u003e 4. Earthbound no longer\u003cbr\u003e 5. Saint Teresa's apparitions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: in death as in life: from the daily rounds of Hell to the vestibule of Heaven.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007542645016,"sku":"9780521460187","price":121.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521460187i_f111f6db-19e5-48c2-a632-d0f57d3d29d0.jpg?v=1691382406","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-madrid-to-purgatory-the-art-and-craft-of-dying-in-sixteenth-century-spain-hardback-9780521460187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}