Topographies of the afterlife : Reconsidering infant burials in medieval mortuary space

Hausmair, Barbara

Topographies of the afterlife : Reconsidering infant burials in medieval mortuary space

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2017

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European Union (EU): 291784

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Journal of Social Archaeology. 2017, 17(2), pp. 210-236. ISSN 1469-6053. eISSN 1741-2951. Available under: doi: 10.1177/1469605317704347

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Across societies, deaths which take place in early infancy often trigger distinctive responses in burial practices, signifying the ambivalent social status of those who died before they really lived. This paper focuses on burial practices in medieval Central Europe pertaining to children who died before, during or shortly after birth. It discusses the relationship between medieval laity, ecclesiastic power and social space, using three medieval cemeteries in Switzerland and Austria as examples. By integrating considerations of medieval practices of infant baptism, afterlife topography and social theories of space, a methodological and interpretative framework is outlined and employed for approaching burials of early-deceased infants, the social dimension of related local burial practices, and processes of power negotiation between medieval laypeople and church authorities.

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930 Alte Geschichte, Archäologie

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burial archaeology, unbaptized children, baptism, middle ages, reformation, space, landscape, social archaeology, birth, death, Bestattungsarchäologie, ungetaufte Kinder, Taufe, Mittelalter, Reformation, Raum, Landschaft, Sozialarchäologie, Geburt, Tod

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HAUSMAIR, Barbara, 2017. Topographies of the afterlife : Reconsidering infant burials in medieval mortuary space. In: Journal of Social Archaeology. 2017, 17(2), pp. 210-236. ISSN 1469-6053. eISSN 1741-2951. Available under: doi: 10.1177/1469605317704347

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@article{Hausmair2017-04-24Topog-39470,
  year={2017},
  doi={10.1177/1469605317704347},
  title={Topographies of the afterlife : Reconsidering infant burials in medieval mortuary space},
  number={2},
  volume={17},
  issn={1469-6053},
  journal={Journal of Social Archaeology},
  pages={210--236},
  author={Hausmair, Barbara}
}

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