The Good, the Bad, and the Body: Body Part Imagery as Patristic Metaphor for Vice and Virtue by Stephen Morris

The Good, the Bad, and the Body: Body Part Imagery as Patristic Metaphor for Vice and Virtue

Stephen Morris

30 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

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Body parts, and their veneration as relics, were an important devotional focus in late antique Christianity. These body parts were seen as a locus of power and sanctity which continued to exert influence over the world in their vicinity. Patristic...

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