Gendering Disgust in Medieval Religious Polemic

Gendering Disgust in Medieval Religious Polemic
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Download or read book Gendering Disgust in Medieval Religious Polemic written by Alexandra Cuffel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuffel analyzes medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim uses of gendered bodily imagery and metaphors of impurity in their visual and verbal polemic against one another. Each group wielded bodily insult as a means of resistance, of inciting violence, and of creating community boundaries.


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