Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336

A classic of medieval studies, this book traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that medieval attitudes toward the body still shape modern notions of the individual.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Caroline Walker Bynum is University Professor Emerita at Columbia University and professor emerita of medieval European history at the Institute for Advanced Study. Her books include Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women(1987); Metamorphosis and Identity (2001); Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond (2007); and Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe (2011).

Zusammenfassung

A classic of medieval studies, this book traces ideas of death and resurrection in early and medieval Christianity. Caroline Walker Bynum explores problems of the body and identity in devotional and theological literature, suggesting that medieval attitudes toward the body still shape modern notions of the individual.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Caroline Walker Bynum, Caroline Walker Bynum, Bynum Caroline Walker
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Sprachen: Englisch
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2017
• Thema: Schule und Lernen > Unterrichtsvorbereitung > Berufliche Bildung; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Mittelalter
• EAN: 9780231185295
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18529-5
• Anzahl Seiten: 480
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.5 x 23 x 2.5 cm
• Serie: American Lectures on the Histo; American Lectures on the History of Religions
• Themen: RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, RELIGION / Eschatology, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, History of Religion, Medieval History, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval