Germain, L. and Sabroe, I. orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8975 (2019) The care of dying people in 16th- and 17th-century England. Death Studies, 44 (5). pp. 270-277. ISSN 0748-1187
Abstract
Between the years 1500 and 1700, mortality was higher and exposure to death is greater than in the modern day. Through analysis of primary texts from the chosen period, we explored the principles behind the care of the dying in the context of medicine, spirituality, and society. Results showed that a "holy death" was a cultural norm and medicine was subsidiary: hope was for the salvation of the soul, not the body. This was part of an approach that focused on symptom relief, irrespective of disease classification, demonstrating an early holistic approach to death and dying.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Death Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2021 10:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/07481187.2018.1541941 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144061 |