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Maps and monsters in medieval England / Asa Simon Mittman.
Author
Mittman, Asa Simon, 1976-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description
xix, 264 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
GA221 .M58 2006
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Subject(s)
Early maps
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Geography, Medieval
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Maps
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
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Monsters in art
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England
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Civilization
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1066-1485
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Early maps
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Series
Studies in medieval history and culture
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Summary note
"This study centers on issues of marginality and monstrosity in medieval England. In the middle ages, geography was viewed as divinely ordered, so Britain's location at the periphery of the inhabitable world caused anxiety among its inhabitants. Far from the world's holy center, the geographic margins were considered monstrous. Medieval geography, for centuries scorned as crude, is now the subject of several careful studies. Monsters have likewise been the subject of recent attention in the growing field of "monster studies," though few works situate these creatures firmly in their specific historical contexts."--pub website.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-260) and index.
Contents
Mythical origins
Mapping identity
The monsters on the edge
The reality and persistence of monsters
Containment and consumption
Monstrous sin and salvation
Monstrous nature
The monster within
Saints in the margins
Conclusion: Dwellings in the monster.
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ISBN
0415976138
9780415976138
0415993318
9780415993319
LCCN
2005037108
OCLC
62742571
Other standard number
99812566432
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