The Permeable Self: Five Medieval Relationships - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9781512826067ISBN-10:1512826065UPC:9781512826067Book Category:Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Medieval, Christian Theology, EuropeanBook Topic:EthicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.2412Product ID:SCV5W0Y0K9
How, Barbara Newman asks, did the myth of the separable heart take such a firm hold in the Middle Ages, from lovers exchanging hearts with one another to mystics exchanging hearts with Jesus? What special traits gave both saints and demoniacs their ability to read minds? Why were mothers who died in childbirth buried in unconsecrated ground? Each of these phenomena, as diverse as they are, offers...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9781512826067ISBN-10:1512826065UPC:9781512826067Book Category:Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Medieval, Christian Theology, EuropeanBook Topic:EthicsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:1.2412Product ID:SCV5W0Y0K9
Barbara Newman is John Evans Professor of Latin and Professor of English, Classics, and History at Northwestern University. Among her many books are From Virile Woman to WomanChrist: Studies in Medieval Religion and Literature, God and the Goddesses: Vision, Poetry, and Belief in the Middle Ages, and Making Love in the Twelfth Century: "Letters of Two Lovers" in Context, all available from the...
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