Sin and filth in medieval culture : the devil in the latrine / Martha Bayless.

  • Bayless, Martha, 1958-
Date:
2012
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Publication/Creation

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Physical description

xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-237) and index.

Contents

The devil in the latrine -- Pollution and filth in the Middle Ages: material realities -- The symbolic order of the body -- The realm of corruption.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    JH.AI.AA2
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ISBN

  • 9780415897808
  • 0415897807