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Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture
The Devil in the Latrine
Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
This important new contribution to the history of the body analyzes the role of filth as the material counterpart of sin in medieval thought. Using a wide range of texts, including theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, the book shows how filth was regarded as...
Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge