Maps and monsters in medieval England / Asa Simon Mittman.

Author
Mittman, Asa Simon, 1976- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Routledge, 2006.
Description
xix, 264 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Studies in medieval history and culture [More in this series]
    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.
    ISBN
    • 0415976138
    • 9780415976138
    • 0415993318
    • 9780415993319
    LCCN
    2005037108
    OCLC
    62742571
    Other standard number
    • 99812566432
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