LEADER 03290oam 2200613I 450 001 9910974691203321 005 20251117090031.0 010 $a1-351-92635-7 010 $a1-138-26653-1 010 $a1-315-25187-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315251875 035 $a(CKB)3710000001080999 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4817660 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4817660 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11356815 035 $a(OCoLC)975224923 035 $a(OCoLC)974711632 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB139885 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001080999 100 $a20180706e20162005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aIntersections of sexuality and the divine in medieval culture $ethe word made flesh /$fedited by Susannah Mary Chewning 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (228 pages) 300 $aFirst published 2005 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 08$a0-7546-4065-5 311 08$a1-351-92636-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Secular literature and drama -- pt. II. Romance and narrative -- pt. III. Saints and religious women -- pt. IV. Visionaries and mystics. 330 $aAs distinct from the many recent collections and studies of medieval literature and culture that have focused on gender and sexuality as their major themes, this collection considers and serves to re-think and re-situate religion and sexuality together. Including 'traditional' works such as Chaucer and the Pearl-poet, as well as less well known and studied texts - such as alchemical texts and the Wohunge group - the contributors here focus on the meeting point of these two often-examined concepts. They seek an understanding of where sex and religion distinguish themselves from one another, and where they do not. This volume locates the Divine and the Erotic within the continuum of experience and devotion that characterize the paradox of the medieval world. Not merely original in their approaches, these authors seek a new vision of how these two inter-connected themes, - sexuality and the Divine - meet, connect, distinguish themselves, and merge within medieval life, language, and literature. 606 $aEnglish literature$yMiddle English, 1100-1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aReligion in literature 606 $aSex$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xHistory of doctrines$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 606 $aChristian literature, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristianity and literature$zEngland$xHistory$yTo 1500 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aReligion in literature. 615 0$aSex$xReligious aspects$xChristianity$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aChristian literature, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristianity and literature$xHistory 676 $a820.9/3823 701 $aChewning$b Susannah Mary$f1965-$01881698 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974691203321 996 $aIntersections of sexuality and the divine in medieval culture$94496459 997 $aUNINA