Consorting with saints : prayer for the dead in early Medieval France / Megan McLaughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Megan, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church.

Dead--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Dead.

Liturgics.

History.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Dead--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

France--Church history--To 987.

France.

Church history.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--France--History.

Catholic Church--France--Liturgy--History.

Physical Description:

x, 306 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.

Summary:

In this book, Megan McLaughlin explores the social and cultural significance of prayer for the dead in the West Frankish realm from the late eighth century through the end of the eleventh century. She argues that the primary function of funerary and commemorative rituals in the early middle ages was to sustain the dead as members of the Christian community on earth, and to link them symbolically with the community of saints in heaven.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-298) and index.

ISBN:

0801426480

OCLC:

28929171