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NAKED BEFORE GOD: UNCOVERING THE BODY IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND (WV MEDIEVEAL EUROPEAN STUDIES)
Withers, Benjamin C., Wilcox, Jonathan
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Description for NAKED BEFORE GOD: UNCOVERING THE BODY IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND (WV MEDIEVEAL EUROPEAN STUDIES)
Paperback. Series: Medieval European Studies. Num Pages: 315 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
At different times and in different places, the human form has been regarded in different ways. The Ancient Greeks thought it was the most admirable subject for art, whereas early Christians often viewed it as lascivious in our post-lapsarian state. With illustrations taken from manuscripts, statuary and literary, this is a fascinating collection of essays with much that will be new to scholars and general readers alike.
At different times and in different places, the human form has been regarded in different ways. The Ancient Greeks thought it was the most admirable subject for art, whereas early Christians often viewed it as lascivious in our post-lapsarian state. With illustrations taken from manuscripts, statuary and literary, this is a fascinating collection of essays with much that will be new to scholars and general readers alike.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Medieval European Studies
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Morganstown, United States
ISBN
9780937058688
SKU
V9780937058688
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99-15
About Withers, Benjamin C., Wilcox, Jonathan
Benjamin Withers of Indiana University at South Bend and Jonathan Wilcox of University of Iowa, USA have assembled one of the most talented groups of young scholars in the field of early medieval studies and asked them to present and explore the evidence for how the human form was regarded by the English before the Norman Conquest.
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