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Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West
Carnal Knowing Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West
Author: Margaret R. Miles
An exploration of the power of visual and verbal representations of female nakedness throughout Western Christian history. Margaret Miles looks at how men have treated women's bodies - in their actions, art and writings, and why, in Christian history, naked female bodies have symbolized shame.
ISBN-13: 9781597529013
ISBN-10: 159752901X
Pages: 254
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Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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