Christ's Body: Identity, Culture and Society in Late Medieval Writings by Sarah Beckwith
English | Oct 10, 1996 | ISBN: 0415144264 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Oct 10, 1996 | ISBN: 0415144264 | 216 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
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.