The Ever-Present Death Behind the Church Door: On the Funeral Bier and Its Emblematic Qualities

This article takes its point of departure in the precautions taken by the early modern Lutheran Church in order to insure that, at least in principle, all parishioners had a chance to face death, once the end was approaching, prepared. More explicitly, the article addresses how the early modern pari...

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Main Author: Wangsgaard Jürgensen, Martin ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2014
In: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2014, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-114
Further subjects:B burial culture
B Ritual
B Death
B Funeral bier
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Summary:This article takes its point of departure in the precautions taken by the early modern Lutheran Church in order to insure that, at least in principle, all parishioners had a chance to face death, once the end was approaching, prepared. More explicitly, the article addresses how the early modern parishioner faced death each time he or she entered the local church. A specific item - the funeral bier - is to be the focal point and the lens through which the manner of the Church’s preparation of parishioners for death is discussed.
ISSN:2196-6656
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/jemc-2014-0007