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December 1, 1975The American Historical Review

Western Attitudes toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present

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DSDavid E. StannardUniversity of Hawaii SystemPAPhilippe AriesPRPatricia M. Ranum

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Implication

Aris traces changing perceptions of mortality in Western cultures, indicating evolving societal norms around death.

Key Points

  • This research explores how attitudes towards death have transformed in Western societies from the Middle Ages to today.
  • Literature review tracing historical perspectives on death
  • Analysis of cultural attitudes across different time periods
  • Comparative study of modern and medieval views on mortality
  • Identified a shift from viewing death as a collective human experience to a tendency to conceal death in modern societies
  • Highlighted the impact of industrialization on perceptions of mortality
  • Outlined key cultural changes influencing attitudes toward death over centuries

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Stannard et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cba2a0800615de17a67f3https://doi.org/10.2307/1852062
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