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Medieval identity machines /
In Medieval Identity Machines, Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human identity always exceeds the limits of the flesh. Combining critical theory with a rigorous reading of medieval texts, Cohen asks if the category "human&quo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Medieval cultures ;
v. 35. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Medieval Identity Machines, Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human identity always exceeds the limits of the flesh. Combining critical theory with a rigorous reading of medieval texts, Cohen asks if the category "human" isn't too small to contain the multiplicity of identities. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 336 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816693986 0816693986 |