Fallen bodies : pollution, sexuality, and demonology in the Middle Ages /

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Medieval clerics believed that original sin had rendered their "fallen bodies" vulnerable to corrupting impulses--particularly those of a sexual nature. They feared that their corporeal frailty left them susceptible to demonic forces bent on penetrating and polluting their bodies and souls...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Elliott, Dyan, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1999.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
600 - 1500
Sex > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Demonology > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Sexualité > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Démonologie > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Geestelijkheid.
Seksualiteit.
Seksuele moraal.
Vrouwen.
Demonologie.
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