UID:
almafu_9960118893702883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-282-18539-X
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9786612185397
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1-84615-542-8
Series Statement:
Anglo-Saxon studies ; 9
Content:
Anglo-Saxons were frequently buried with material artefacts, ranging from pots to clothing to jewellery, and also with items of food, while the funeral ritual itself was frequently marked by feasting, sometimes at the graveside. The book examines the place of food and feasting in funerary rituals from the earliest period to the eleventh century, considering the changes and transformations that occurred during this time, drawing on a wide range of sources, from archaeological evidence to the existing texts. It looks in particular at representations of funerary feasting, how it functions as a tool for memory, and sheds light on the relationship between the living and the dead.〈BR〉〈BR〉 CHRISTINA LEE is a lecturer in the School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2017).
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Eorđan wæstmas : a feast for the living -- Bare bones : animals in cemeteries -- Pots, buckets, and cauldrons : the inventory of feasting -- Last orders? -- The grateful dead : feasting and memory -- Feasting between the margins.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84383-142-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781846155420
URL:
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URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781846155420/type/BOOK
