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The monastic cemetery appears to have been a remarkably busy place. Monks, of course were subject to the same high rates of death as those outside the walls, but they also deserved a significant amount of preparation after death, with enshrouding, stone coffins in some cases, and maintenance of graves. The result is that monastic cemeteries are remarkable resources about medieval life, social identity, ritual, the role of families and community, and the real place in daily life of those committed to prayer. The text includes observations on rites of commemoration, the cemetery as landscape, sacred and social topographies, the archeology of preparation rites, preparation and internment, the "afterlife" of graves, demography and standards of living, and interpreting burials. The authors provide instructions on using the related database and a number of well-chosen photographs and illustrations. Distributed in the US by The David Brown Book Company. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
