Christ''s Body : Identity, Culture and Society in Late Medieval Writings

Name: Christ''s Body
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415144261
Price: 8650 KES
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ISBN: 9780415144261

by Sarah Beckwith

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0415144264

ISBN-13 9780415144261

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 28th, 1996

Print length 212 Pages

Weight 312 grams

Dimensions 21.60 x 14.10 x 1.30 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: classical, early & medieval The Early Church Cultural studies Cultural studies Christianity

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Through her fascinating series of readings of texts such as The Book of Margery Kempe, Beckwith develops a materialist analysis of religious texts showing the vital cultural work they do.

At the very heart of Christian doctrine and late medieval practice was the image of the crucified Christ. Sarah Beckwith examines the social meaning of this image across a range of key devotional English texts, using insights from anthropology and cultural studies.
The image of the crucified Christ, she argues, acted as a place where the tensions between the sacred and the profane, the individual and the collective, were played out. The medieval obsession with the contours of Christ''s body functioned to challenge and transform social and political relations.
A fascinating and challenging book of interest not only to students of medieval literature, but also to cultural historians and women''s studies specialists.

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