Sin and filth in medieval culture : the devil in the latrine / Martha Bayless.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Routledge studies in medieval literature and culture ; 2.
Main Author: Bayless, Martha, 1958-
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Routledge studies in medieval literature and culture ; 2.
Subjects:
Civilization, Medieval.
Sins > Folklore.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Sin in literature.
Middle Ages.
Genre:
Folklore.
Physical Description:xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The devil in the latrine
  • Pollution and filth in the Middle Ages: material realities
  • The symbolic order of the body
  • The realm of corruption.