The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200–1336

By:

Caroline Walker Bynum

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Hardback

Series:

American Lectures on the History of Religions

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In their study of Christian visions of the afterlife and of apocalypse, religious historians have concentrated almost exclusively on the fate of the soul. But for medieval people, the fate of the body in resurrection posed the most troubling questions: if my body is resurrected, which of the many possible bodies will return - the child, the young adult, or the old woman?; or, if my body is dissolved in the grave, in what form will it come back? This study redresses the balance of historical inquiry by examining the idea of bodily resurrection in the ancient and medieval West with respect to persecution and conversion, social hierarchy, and cultural burial practices. Examining several periods between the 3rd and 14th centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, it suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still underlie our modern notions of the individual. Of particular interest is Bynum's investigation of the medieval use of metaphor in the debates surrounding material resurrection. By insisting that such debates must be understood in the context of burial practices and of gender and social status, she challenges views on hierarchy and difference.

Author Biography:

Caroline Walker Bynum is University Professor Emerita at Columbia University and professor emerita of medieval European history at the Institute for Advanced Study. Her books include Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women(1987); Metamorphosis and Identity (2001); Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond (2007); and Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe (2011).

Release date Australia

January 1st, 1995

Author

Caroline Walker Bynum

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

35 illus

Pages

384

Series

American Lectures on the History of Religions

Dimensions

235x156x28

ISBN-13

9780231081269

Product ID

25019146

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