Nicola McDonald Medieval Obscenities (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Medieval ObscenitiesCondition: NewISBN-10: 1903153506EAN: 9781903153505ISBN: 9781903153505Publisher: York Medieval PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/20/2014Description: Obscenity is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media.Obscenity is, if nothing else, controversial. Its definition, consumption and regulation fire debate about the very meaning of art and culture, law, politics and ideology. And it is often, erroneously, assumed to be synonymous with modernity. Medieval Obscenities examines the complex and contentious role of the obscene - what is offensive, indecent or morally repugnant - in medieval culture from late antiquity through to the end of the Middle Ages in western Europe. Its approach is multidisciplinary, its methodologies divergent and it seeks to formulate questions and stimulate debate. The essays examine topics as diverse as Norse defecation taboos, the Anglo-Saxon sexual idiom, sheela-na-gigs, impotence in the church courts, bare ecclesiastical bottoms, rude sounds and dirty words, as well as the modern reception and representation of the medieval obscene. They demonstrate not only the vitality of medieval obscenity, but its centrality to our understanding of the Middle Ages and ourselves. Contributors: MICHAEL CAMILLE, GLENN DAVIS, EMMA DILLON, SIMON GAUNT, JEREMY GOLDBERG, EAMONN KELLY, CAROLYNE LARRINGTON, NICOLAMCDONALD, ALASTAIR MINNIS, DANUTA SHANZERLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Nicola McDonald (Edited by), Nicola F McDonald (Contributions by), Danuta Shanzer (Contributions by), P J P Goldberg (Contributions by), Glenn Davis (Contributions by), Michael Camille (Contributions by), Simon Gaunt (Contributions by), Eamonn Kelly (Contributions by), Alastair J. Minnis (Contributions by), Emma Dillon (Contributions by), Carolyne Larrington (Contributions by), Nicola F McDonald (Edited by)Genre: Society & CultureAuthor: Nicola McDonaldTopic: LGBTQ+, Gender Sex & Relationships, Social SciencesRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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