Death and afterlife in modern france
Auteur :
Kselman, Thomas A.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691631660
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
765 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Although today in France church attendance is minimal, when death occurs many families still cling to religious rites. In exploring this common reaction to one of the most painful aspects of existence, Thomas Kselman turns to nineteenth-century French beliefs about death and the afterlife not only to show how deeply rooted the cult of the dead is i