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Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture (The New Middle Ages)

Virginia Langum

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Description:This book considers howscientists, theologians, priests, and poets approached the relationship of thehuman body and ethics in the later Middle Ages. Is medicine merely a metaphorfor sin? Or can certain kinds of bodies physiologically dispose people to beangry, sad, or greedy? If so, then is it their fault? Virginia Langum offers anaccount of the medical imagery used to describe feelings and actions inreligious and literary contexts, referencing a variety of behavioraldiscussions within medical contexts. The study draws upon medical andtheological writing for its philosophical basis, and upon more popular works ofreligion, as well as poetry, to show how these themes were articulated,explored, and questioned more widely in medieval culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book considers howscientists, theologians, priests, and poets approached the relationship of thehuman body and ethics in the later Middle Ages. Is medicine merely a metaphorfor sin? Or can certain kinds of bodies physiologically dispose people to beangry, sad, or greedy? If so, then is it their fault? Virginia Langum offers anaccount of the medical imagery used to describe feelings and actions inreligious and literary contexts, referencing a variety of behavioraldiscussions within medical contexts. The study draws upon medical andtheological writing for its philosophical basis, and upon more popular works ofreligion, as well as poetry, to show how these themes were articulated,explored, and questioned more widely in medieval culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Medicine and the Seven Deadly Sins in Late Medieval Literature and Culture (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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