Consorting with Saints

By Megan McLaughlin and Megan McLaughlin

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801426480
• ISBN13: 9780801426483
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher