James A. Brundage’s scientific contributions

... The legal procedures adopted by the Mechelen court in relation to handling the deceased's body and punishment of suicide, including degradation of the corpse, refusal of burial in the consecrated ground, and confiscation of property, reflect legal practice at that time in other regions of Western Europa (Murray, 2000;Rosen, 1971;Van Hoof, 2006); although they may differ from the English legal practice (MacDonald, 1986;Seabourne & Seabourne, 2001). The "threshold ritual", i.e., removal of the corpse through a hole dug under the doorstep (or alternatively through a hole in the wall or a window) was a common practice in Flanders, Holland, France and German-speaking areas (Monballyu, 2000;Murray, 2000). ...

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Planning on Dying to Live: A Qualitative Exploration of the Alleviation of Suicidal Distress by Having a Suicide Plan

... However, the problem does feature in some larger publications (Kizik 1998: 52-63;Wojtucki 2009: 205-211;Chwin, n.d.;Jeziorski 2009;Duma 2010a). Nevertheless, the lack of dedicated research publications stands out against the developing body of literature available in Western Europe (Murray 1998). ...

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Profane Death in Burial Practices of a Pre-Industrial Society: A study from Silesia