The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse : Hell, Scatology and Metamorphosis
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1845538854
ISBN-13
9781845538859
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 1st, 2012
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
508 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.10 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
The Early ChurchChristian theology
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Early Christian apocryphal and conical documents present us with grotesque images of the human body, often combining the playful and humorous with the repulsive, and fearful
Early Christian apocryphal and conical documents present us with grotesque images of the human body, often combining the playful and humorous with the repulsive, and fearful. First to third century Christian literature was shaped by the discourse around and imagery of the human body. This study analyses how the iconography of bodily cruelty and visceral morality was produced and refined from the very start of Christian history. The sources range across Greek comedy, Roman and Jewish demonology, and metamorphosis traditions. The study reveals how these images originated, were adopted, and were shaped to the service of a doctrinally and psychologically persuasive Christian message.
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