Sin and filth in medieval culture
Subtitle: the devil in the latrine
By: Martha Bayless
Series: Routledge studies in medieval literature and culture -- 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780415897808
Subjects: Medieval Civilization; Folklore; Sin in literature; History and criticism; Medieval Literature; Middle Ages; Sins
Description: 'Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture' analyzes the role of sin and its material counterpart, filth, in medieval thought. Taking in a range of theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, this study forms a substantial new contribution to the history of the body.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The devil in the latrine; title: Pollution and filth in the Middle Ages: material realities; title: The symbolic order of the body; title: The realm of corruption.