The Mark of the Beast

The Medieval Bestiary in Art, Life, and Literature

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The medieval bestiary was a contribution to didactic religious literature, addressing concerns central to all walks of Christian and secular life. These essays analyze the bestiary from both literary and art historical perspectives, exploring issues including kinship, romance, sex, death, and the afterlife.

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ISBN13:9780415928946
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:252
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Acknowledgments , Introduction , Abbreviations , Figures A-k , Part 1.Social Realities , The Lion, Bloodline, and Kinship Margaret Haist , Misericord Owls and Medieval Anti-Semitism Mariko Miyzkazi , Part 2. Mortal Lessons , Bestiary Lessons on Pride and Lust Carmen Brown , Sex and the Bestiaries Debbra Hassig , The Phoenix and the Resurrection Valerie Jones , Part 3. Classical Inheritances , Did Imaginary Animals Exist Pamela Gravestock , Classical Ideology in the Medieval Bestiary J. Holli Wheatcroft , Part 4. Reading Beasts , Taboos and the Noly on Bodley 764 Alison Syme , Silences' Beasts Michelle Bolduc , Appendix: List of Bestiary and Physiologus Manuscripts , Contributors , Index of Creatures

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