Dark Age Bodies: Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early Medieval West

by Lynda L. Coon

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In Dark Age Bodies Lynda L. Coon reconstructs the gender ideology of monastic masculinity through an investigation of early medieval readings of the body. Focusing on the Carolingian era, Coon evaluates the ritual and liturgical performances of monastic bodies within the imaginative landscapes of same-sex ascetic communities in northern Europe. She demonstrates how the priestly body plays a significant role in shaping major aspects of Carolingian...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0812242696

ISBN13:9780812242690

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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