Bad Death in the Early Middle Ages. Atypical Burials from Poland in a Comparative Perspective

Contetnts: Acknowledgements I. Into the Slavic Mind: Bad Death and Atypical Burials in Early Medieval Archaeology II. From Nawia to Heaven: The Slavic Way of Death III. The Search for Vampires in Poland: Histories, Controversies and Reevaluations IV. Face Down: Prone Burials in Early Medieval Poland V. Off with their Heads: Decapitation in Early Medieval Poland VI. Execution by Stoning and Burial under Stones in Early Medieval Poland VII. Reopening Graves in Early Medieval Poland VIII. Conclusions References Streszczenie