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A book about perception and imagination of death, dying and the ‘beyond’ in ancient cultures from Mesopotamia and Egypt to Rome and even the Incas. The collected studies explore apotropaic or celebratory rituals of death, the imagined processes of dying, and the imagination of the dead in the minds of the living and mourning relatives.
This collection of essays explores the intersection of art and violence in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It will appeal primarily to students and scholars in the fields of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and will also be of interest to readers with an interest in medieval and early modern art history.
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