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Medieval Obscenities

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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 SHANZER See more
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A32=Carolyne LarringtonA32=Danuta ShanzerA32=Eamonn KellyA32=Emma DillonA32=Glenn DavisA32=Michael CamilleA32=Nicola F McDonaldA32=Professor Alastair J. Alastair J. MinnisAge Group_UncategorizedAnglo-Saxonautomatic-updateB01=Nicola F McDonaldB01=Nicola McDonaldCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=JBFVCategory=JBFWCategory=JFMPChurch CourtsCOP=United KingdomCultural HistoryDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysDirty WordsEcclesiasticaleq_isMigrated=2eq_non-fictioneq_society-politicsLanguage_EnglishLate AntiquityMedieval CultureMedieval EuropeMiddle AgesNorse CultureObscenityPA=AvailablePrice_€20 to €50PS=ActiveReceptionRepresentationRude SoundsSheela-na-gigssoftlaunch
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Product Details
  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Feb 2014
  • Publisher: York Medieval Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781903153505

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CAROLYNE LARRINGTON is Professor of Medieval European Literature at Oxford University and Official Fellow in Medieval English Literature at St John's College, Oxford.

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