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Holy Anorexia - Rudolph M. Bell
Holy Anorexia
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Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Both contemporary anorexics and 'holy anorexics' seek autonomy in culturally defined ideal states: energetic slenderness today,... show more
Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Both contemporary anorexics and 'holy anorexics' seek autonomy in culturally defined ideal states: energetic slenderness today, spiritual purity in the Middle Ages.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780226042053 (0226042057)
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Pages no: 255
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction, History, Religion, Christian, Christianity, Psychology, Gender, Gender Studies, Catholic
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