What did funeral practice in the early modern period look like and what were the rituals and ceremonies (both formal and informal) surrounding it? This seminar examines primary source accounts to answer those questions. Prepared for the special subject module: Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe.

Exploration of what represented a 'good death' and by contrast what 'bad deaths' were characterised by in this period. Prepared for the special subject module: Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe.

images in a PowerPoint to show features of a mosque concerned with funerary practices. Used with undergraduate Religious Studies students.