Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture: The Devil in the Latrine

By Martha Bayless

Book Overview

This important book analyzes the role of filth as the material counterpart of sin 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 Taking in a range of theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, this study forms a substantial new contribution to the history of the body.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367866579
• ISBN13: 9780367866570
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.1"