The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse : Hell, Scatology and Metamorphosis.

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Early Christian apocryphal and conical documents present us with grotesque images of the human body, often combining the playful and humorous with the repulsive, and fearful. First to third century Christian literature was shaped by the discourse around and imagery of the human body. This study anal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Czachesz, Istvan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Temas:
Christian literature, Early > History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
Grotesque in literature.
Littérature chrétienne primitive > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Grotesque dans la littérature.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Anthropology.
Christian literature, Early.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I
  • Hell; 1 Grotesque Bodies in the Christian Underworld; 2 Torture in Hell and Reality; 3 Body and Morality; 4 The Bride of the Demon; Part II
  • Scatology; 5 Deviance Labeling: The Politics of the Grotesque; 6 Scatological Humor; Part III
  • Metamorphoses; 7 Polymorphy; 8 Speaking Asses and Other Devoted Animals; 9 Metamorphoses of Christ; 10 Counterintuitiveness and Embodiment: The Grotesque in Cognitive Perspective; 11 Epilogue; Bibliography; Index of Ancient References.

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