Death is not only the final moment of life, it also casts a huge shadow on human society at large. People throughout time have had to cope with death as an exis

This companion volume seeks to trace the development of ideas relating to death, burial, and the remembrance of the dead in Europe between ca. 1300 and 1700. Ex

Death in Medieval Europe: Death Scripted and Death Choreographed explores new cultural research into death and funeral practices in medieval Europe and demonstr

This volume investigates environmental and political crises that occurred in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Period, and considers their

Elina Gertsman's multifaceted study introduces readers to the imagery and texts of the Dance of Death, an extraordinary subject that first emerged in western Eu