Suspended animation : pain, pleasure and punishment in medieval culture / Robert Mills.
Suspended animation : pain, pleasure and punishment in medieval culture / Robert Mills.
Suspended animation : pain, pleasure and punishment in medieval culture / Robert Mills.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books, c2005.
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N303.36/ 9
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Language
English
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Physical content
248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : speculum of the other Middle Ages -- 1. Betwixt heaven and earth -- 2. Skin show -- 3. Eliminating Sodom -- 4. Invincible virgins -- 5. Of martyrs and men -- 6. Hanging with Christ -- Afterword : heaven bent.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books, c2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2005.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"Hanging, flaying, beating, anti-Semitic violence and the torture of sodomites - the darker side of life in medieval Europe has fuelled the imagery of many books and films. We know exactly what is meant in the film Pulp Fiction when one character declares 'I'm gonna git Medieval on your ass'. But the stereotype of uncontrolled violence inflicted in...
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Suspended animation : pain, pleasure and punishment in medieval culture / Robert Mills.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2005.
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N303.36/ 9
Record Identifier
74VKKKdVgozy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKKdVgozy
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ISBN
1861892608
9781861892607
DDC
303.36
MMS ID
991021806889702626
