description: An exploration of the power of visual and verbal representations of female nakedness throughout Western Christian history. Margaret Miles looks at how men have treated women's bodies - in their actions, art and writings, and why, in Christian history, naked female bodies have symbolized shame.
language: English
title: Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West
titlecomplete: Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West
genres: Spirituality, History, Gender Studies, Religion, Womens, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Burns and Oates