The Body as Text: In a Perpetual Age of Non-Reason

By Richard C. Poulsen

The Body as Text establishes the importance of cultural readings of the Body. Focusing on various bodies that cultures establish in their indigenous dialogues, the book moves through readings incorporated by/in classical witchcraft, Iron-age bog people of Northern Europe, and pornography.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820425079
• ISBN13: 9780820425078
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 182 Pages