Preparing for Death, Remembering the Dead

Main description: Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again, not only before the Reformation, but after it as well. Here, certain denominational differences are clearly visible. Partly, these differences consist in the use of genres: For example, funeral sermons are an often used genre among Lutherans, while they are much rarer in the Reformed tradition. Similar differences can be observed concerning epitaphs. In Roman Catholic areas, funeral sermons and epitaphs are common in the 16th century, too; but their religious function is often a different from the one in Lutheranism. Beyond such interdenominational differences, there are also interesting continuities and connections which the contributors of the volume analyze. For example, there is a certain continuity between 16th century Lutheran funeral sermons and the late medieval tradition of ars moriendi. The volume contains papers presented at the Second RefoRC Conference in Oslo in 2012, and is characterized by a multiconfessional and multidisciplinary approach, with contributions from Church History, Art History, Archaeology, History of Literature and Cultural History. Within a field of research dominated by specialized contributions (e.g. on ars moriendi traditions or on specific traditions of funeral monuments and funeral sermons), the broad approach of this volume may further stimulate to comparative and cross-confessional reflection.; Description for press or other media: Pious literature covered the topics of death and dying again and again, not only before the Reformation, but after it as well.; Promotional text: Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again, not only before the Reformation, but after it as well. This volume contains papers presented at the Second RefoRC Conference in Oslo in 2012, and is characterized by a multiconfessional and multidisciplinary approach, with contributions from Church History, Art History, Archaeology, History of Literature and Cultural History. Within a field of research dominated by specialized contributions, the broad approach of this volume may further stimulate to comparative and cross-confessional reflection.; Biographical note: Jon Flæten is adviser employed by the Norwegian Research Council. Tarald Rasmussen is Professor of Chu .. Introduction -- Preparing for death. From the Late Medieval ars moriendi to the Lutheran funeral sermon -- Volker Leppin After purgatory: death and remembrance in the Reformation World -- Peter Marshall Ruth, Judith, Artemisia -- Models for the early modern widow -- Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly A change in forms and the migration of bodies in Rome -- from the Cardinal's Tomb to the Cenotaph -- Philipp Zitzlsperger Ars moriendi in early modern Calvinsim -- Herman J. Selderhuis Spacing death -- facing death: conceptualizing the encounter with death during the early modern period -- Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen Reforming Late Medieval ars moriendi: changes and compromises in early Reformation manuals for use at the deathbed -- Claudia Resch Preachers as Paul: learning and exemplarity in Lutheran funeral sermons. A motif -- perspective on faith and works in face of death -- Sivert Angel Commemoratoin and consolation: images in Lutheran Saxony, c.1550-1700 -- Bridget Heal Funeral sermons and Lutheran social practices. An example from 16th-century Denmark-Norway -- Arne Bugge Amundsen Remembering death in Denmark-Norway during the period of Lutheran orthodoxy -- Kristin B. Aavitsland How to comfort a dying family member? The practice of an early modern Hungarian Calvinist. A case study -- Zsombor Tóth "Let's kick the devil in his nose". The introduction of a Lutheran art of dying in the 16th-century Denmark-Norway -- Eivor Andersen Oftestad Preparation for death in sixteenth-century Zurich: Heinrich Bullinger and Otto Werdmüller -- Luca Baschera Melanchthon and Calvin on confession, contrition, and penitence -- Herman A. Speelman Death and the Lutheran idea of becoming a heavenly musician -- Konrad Küster No funeral sermons: Dutch or Calvinistic prohibition? -- Leon van den Broeke. La 4e de couverture indique : "Death and dying were not in the main focus of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century. However, pious literature covered these topics again and again, not only before the Reformation, but after it as well. This volume contains papers presented at the Second RefoRC Conference in Oslo in 2012, and is characterized by a multiconfessional and multidisciplinary approach, with contributions from Church History, Art History, Archaeology, History of Literature and Cultural History. Within a field of research dominated by specialized contributions, the broad approach of this volume may further stimulate to comparative and cross-confessional reflection." Short description: Death and dying as subjects of the denominational conflicts of the 16th century