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Body and Spirit in the Middle Ages : Literature, Philosophy, Medicine /

A crucial question throughout the Middle Ages, the relationship between body and spirit cannot be understood without an interdisciplinary approach - combining literature, philosophy and medicine. Gathering contributions by leading international scholars from these disciplines, the collected volume e...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Gubbini, Gaia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
Series:Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books.
Subjects:
Mind and body > History > To 1500.
Affekte.
Body.
Five Senses.
Fünf Sinne.
Geist.
Körper.
Liebeskummer.
Lovesickness.
Passions.
Spirit.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
Mind and body
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A crucial question throughout the Middle Ages, the relationship between body and spirit cannot be understood without an interdisciplinary approach - combining literature, philosophy and medicine. Gathering contributions by leading international scholars from these disciplines, the collected volume explores themes such as lovesickness, the five senses, the role of memory and passions, in order to shed new light on the complex nature of the medieval Self.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 284 pages)
ISBN:9783110615937
3110615932
9783110615913
3110615916