medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Well, Meg, I can't remember the details offhand, but I believe this is
something that Philippe Aries treats in The Hour of Our Death.
Cheers,
Jim
Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
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> This is something of a follow up to an earlier discussion. Regardless of whether hands and feet
> were tied, when do bodies of other than religious start to be 'watched' over in churches prior to burial? I´ve just
> come across a reference which implies that this did not become usual until the 13th century, at least
> in Liege; until that time, the body was kept overnight in the house of the deceased, and all kinds of inappropriate
> (in the eyes of the preachers) activity took place - hence the desire to get the bodies into the church where
> things could be controlled to a greater degree. Not that this was foolproof; in the example I´m interested in, the body sits up and demons attack the sole watcher . . . .
> Any references to customary practice will be appreciated,
> Meg
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