Pro refrigerio animae: Death and Memory in East-Central Europe Taylor & Francis Ltd

This is an edited collection of studies by international scholars on the interlocking themes of attitudes and discourses on death, commemorative practices and inheritance/testamentary strategies in the Balkans and East-Central Europe. These and other related themes are addressed comparatively and cover areas including Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, areas of the former Yugoslavia, Hungary and Austria from the perspective of imperial – Ottoman and Habsburg – legacies. ...