Death and Memory in Early Medieval Britain

by Howard M.R. Williams

Book Overview

How were the dead remembered in early medieval Britain? Originally published in 2006, this innovative study demonstrates how perceptions of the past and the dead, and hence social identities, were constructed through mortuary practices and commemoration between c. 400-1100 AD. Drawing on archaeological evidence from across Britain, including archaeological discoveries, Howard Williams presents a fresh interpretation of the significance of portable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521840198
• ISBN13: 9780521840194
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"