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Ars Moriendi: A Selection Of Texts Concerning The Phenomenon Of Death, Andrew Osborne
Ars Moriendi: A Selection Of Texts Concerning The Phenomenon Of Death, Andrew Osborne
Book Collecting Contest Essays
Ars Moriendi: A Selection of Texts Concerning the Phenomenon of Death was an entry in the 2013 Collins Memorial Library Book Collecting Contest. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:
This book collection takes its title, Ars Moriendi (Latin for ‘the art of dying’), from a late medieval literary tradition consisting of texts that ‘guide’ readers through a rigorous programme that teaches the art of ‘dying well.’ (As the lore has it, if one were to follow the instructive dictates of an ars moriendi text verbatim, then one’s soul would be guaranteed salvation from …