Christianizing Death: The Creation of a Ritual Process in Early Medieval Europe
- ISBN-10
- 0801483867
- ISBN-13
- 9780801483868
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 229
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Author
- Frederick S. Paxton
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