Bynum examines several periods between the 3rd and 14th centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. He explores the "plethora of ideas about resurrection in patristic and medieval literature--the metaphors, tropes, and arguments in which the ideas were garbed, their context and their consequences," in order to understand human life after death.
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Bynum examines several periods between the 3rd and 14th centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. He explores the "plethora of ideas about resurrection in patristic and medieval literature--the metaphors, tropes, and arguments in which the ideas were garbed, their context and their consequences," in order to understand human life after death.
Imprint | Columbia University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | American Lectures on the History of Religions |
Release date | May 1996 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | May 1996 |
Authors | Caroline Walker Bynum |
Dimensions | 232 x 154 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 384 |
Edition | New ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-08127-6 |
Barcode | 9780231081276 |
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LSN | 0-231-08127-8 |