{"product_id":"the-incorruptible-flesh-bodily-mutation-and-mortification-in-religion-and-folklore-paperback-9780521108829","title":"The Incorruptible Flesh; Bodily Mutation and Mortification in Religion and Folklore (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521108829","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Incorruptible Flesh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBodily Mutation and Mortification in Religion and Folklore\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Camporesi examines what significance the body had for the obsessively religious, superstitious, yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePiero Camporesi (Author), Tania Croft-Murray (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521108829, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat significance did the body have for the obsessively religious, superstitious, yet materially bound minds of the pre-industrial age? The human body was a constant prey to disease, plague, unhealthy living conditions, the evil effects of druggery and nutritional deficiency, yet the saints seemed to testify to the existence of life beyond this, to a tangible Garden of Eden where all suffering was reversed. The right to entry to this haven was also seen in corporeal terms. The practice of abstemiousness, self-inflicted torture, even the courting of humiliation could trigger visions of beatitude, of the longed-for paradise. In this extraordinary and often astounding book, Professor Camporesi traces these experiences back to various documents across the centuries and explores the juxtaposition of medicine and sorcery, cookery and surgery, pharmacy and alchemy. He opens the window on a fascinating and colourful, if at times violent, world: of levitating and gyrating saints, gardens full of candied fruits and crystalline fountains, amazing exorcisms and arcane medical practices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Translators Notes\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. The 'prodigious manna'\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'impassible' saint\u003cbr\u003e 3. The dust of Death\u003cbr\u003e 4. Superhuman and heavenly life\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 5. Decay and rebirth\u003cbr\u003e 6. Entomata\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hypercatharsis\u003cbr\u003e 8. The 'clock of health'. Bertoldo changes diet and dies\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 9. Food for heroes\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Cock's broth'. The cook and the exorcist\u003cbr\u003e 11. 'Everlasting perfumers'\u003cbr\u003e 12. Forbidden games\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: 13. The 'flesh of God'\u003cbr\u003e 14. 'Paradisus voluptatis'\u003cbr\u003e 15. Food sanctuaries\u003cbr\u003e 16. The 'plagues of Africa'. 'Darkness over Egypt'\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909143585048,"sku":"9780521108829","price":24.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521108829i.jpg?v=1694976214","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-incorruptible-flesh-bodily-mutation-and-mortification-in-religion-and-folklore-paperback-9780521108829","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}