Ars Moriendi: Coping with death in the Late Middle Ages
| Autor: | Fernando Espi Forcen, Carlos Espí Forcén |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Coping (psychology) History Psychoanalysis Attitude to Death media_common.quotation_subject Medicine in the Arts Pastoral Care 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Medieval literature Faith 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Adaptation Psychological medicine Pastoral care Humans Contemporary society General Nursing media_common 06 humanities and the arts General Medicine medicine.disease History Medieval Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Death anxiety 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anxiety 060301 applied ethics medicine.symptom Demography |
| Zdroj: | Palliativesupportive care. 14(5) |
| ISSN: | 1478-9523 1478-9515 |
| Popis: | Objective:TheArs moriendiwas a book written in the early 15th century with the goal of assisting friars in their work of helping the dying. The aim of our study was to review the current literature on theArs Moriendiconcerning the field of medicine, to analyze the psychological mechanisms for coping with death anxiety withinArs Moriendi, and to explore parallels between the strategies used in the medieval book and in contemporary literature about death and dying.Method:A review of literature using Pubmed, EMBASE, JSTOR, Project MUSE, and the New York Public Library was undertaken first. The primary source was then interpreted from a medical/psychological point of view.Results:Seven articles were selected by literature review. These works comment on the importance of theArs Moriendiin its historical context and explore the possibility of retrieving the principles of the text in contemporary society. The original text ofArs Moriendi, the primary source, presents death as a relief from the sufferings of earthly life and a gateway to eternal glory. According to the author, a good death implied the triumph over five demonic temptations in agonizing people: a lack of faith, despair, impatience, pride and greed.Significance of Results:Analyzed from a modern psychiatric perspective, theArs Moriendioffers descriptions of behavioral manifestations compatible with delirium, mood and anxiety disorders that characterize people with terminal illnesses. Moreover, we also explored parallels between the strategies used to cope with death anxiety in the Late Middle Ages and in contemporary society. |
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