HSTR 316A

Death and the Afterlife in England, 1200-1750

Units: 1.5

Hours: 3-0-0

Formerly: HIST 328A

Examines death and attitudes toward the afterlife and the supernatural from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the modern era. Themes include the late-medieval ars moriendi and ghost stories; martyrdom of Protestants and Catholics under "Bloody Mary" and Elizabeth I; murder; attitudes toward providence and the supernatural; crime and public execution in 17^th- and 18^th-century London; the rise of "rational religion" and the "secularization of suicide".

Note:

• Credit will be granted for only one of HSTR 316A, HIST 328, HIST 328A.

Recommendation(s):

HSTR 220 or HSTR 312 recommended prior to HSTR 316A.

Undergraduate course in History offered by the Department of History in the Faculty of Humanities.