The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse : Hell, Scatology and Metamorphosis.

Early Christian apocryphal and conical documents present us with grotesque images of the human body, often combining the playful and humorous with the repulsive, and fearful. First to third century Christian literature was shaped by the discourse around and imagery of the human body. This study anal...

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Main Author: Czachesz, Istvan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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