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The Incorruptible Flesh

- Bodily Mutation and Mortification in Religion and Folklore

About The Incorruptible Flesh

Professor Camporesi examines what significance the body had for the obsessively religious, superstitious, yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age? In this extraordinary and often astounding book, Professor Camporesi traces these ideas back to various documents across the centuries and explores the juxtaposition of medicine and sorcery, cookery and surgery, pharmacy and alchemy.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521108829
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 300
  • Published:
  • February 11, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 259x198x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 456 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 6, 2024

Description of The Incorruptible Flesh

Professor Camporesi examines what significance the body had for the obsessively religious, superstitious, yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age? In this extraordinary and often astounding book, Professor Camporesi traces these ideas back to various documents across the centuries and explores the juxtaposition of medicine and sorcery, cookery and surgery, pharmacy and alchemy.

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