Western Attitudes toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present

· JHU Press
Ebook
128
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times.

About the author

Philippe Ariès (1914-1984) was a French historian best known for his book Centuries of Childhood, the seminal study that launched historical scholarship on childhood and family life in the Western world.

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