The function of the living dead in medieval Norse and Celtic literature; death and desire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The function of the living dead in medieval Norse and Celtic literature; death and desire.

Smith, Gregg A.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2007

151 pages

$99.95

Hardcover

PR25

During the Middle Ages, says Smith (English, Mountain State U., West Virginia) people lived closer not only to death, but also to the dead, accepting that the dead, though no longer ...

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