Medieval Blood

Klappentext "Medieval Blood" is the first interdisciplinary account of one of the most crucial elements of the medieval imagination: blood. Taking blood and bodies seriously, this volume uses cutting-edge theory to propose that blood possesses the ability to shape the body as a distinct identity, transforming it from an unenclosed, diverse, and not unified vessel into a whole distinct from its surroundings--all through various strategies of discourse and investigation, each of which rely "wholeheartedly" on blood. Zusammenfassung Presents an interdisciplinary study of one of the crucial elements of medieval imaginations of the world: blood. This book shows how blood affirms the body as one of the major tenets of medieval thought. It is suitable for those interested in the history of the body across a wide range of disciplines: medieval history! and history of religion.

Product details

• Authors: Bettina Bildhauer, Bildhauer Bettina
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2009
• EAN: 9780708321973
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2197-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages; Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Europe, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, BLOOD, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, medieval, CE period up to c 1500, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE