Overview
Looks at various aspects of exhumation, covering its motivations, influences, legal frameworks etc
Makes use of ample materials of exhumation, both well-known and obscure cases
Finds the right balance between “scholarly and authoritative” and “journalistic and sensational” style
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“A new and thoroughly well researched piece of work by Michael Nash that touches upon the importance of symbolism in death and after death, of burial, exhumation, and reburial. An interesting though complex issue that has given birth to legends (Inés de Castro in Portugal), has stirred passions (Evita Perón in Argentina), has been used for political gain (General Franco in Spain), has been linked to national aspirations (reburial of the king of Montenegro), or simply fostered mysteries and superstitions (pharaoh Tut-an-Khamen).” (Ricardo Mateos Sáinz De Medrano, Historian and Royal author)
“...the practice (of exhumation), its motivations and its consequences, deserve both attention and scholarly study....much of the law's history has been concerned with death... the exhumation of dead bodies is a matter which should interest both lawyers and historians...many very deep issues merit the reader's attention. ..the figure of Death says to happy individuals in medieval wall painting "What I am, you will be: what you are, once I was". Yet, as this book's attention to the fate of the bodies of royalty, saints and politicians discloses, such democratic sentiment does not necessarily hold so true with regard to exhumations.” (Richard W. Ireland, Emeritus Lecturer, University of Aberystwyth, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Michael L. Nash is a well-known legal and royal historian, consultant and broadcaster who teaches at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a Judge of the Diocesan Tribunal of East Anglia and royal historian of BBC Radio Norfolk. He has contributed over 200 articles to legal and historical publications and his previous book, Royal Wills in Britain from 1509 to 2008, was published by Palgrave in 2017.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History and Politics of Exhumation
Book Subtitle: Royal Bodies and Lesser Mortals
Authors: Michael L. Nash
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24047-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24046-2Published: 05 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24049-3Published: 05 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24047-9Published: 21 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 341
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Cultural History, Social History, Legal History