Visual aggression images of martyrdom in late medieval Germany / Assaf Pinkus.

Author/creator Pinkus, Assaf
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction : weep not for me ... but weep on yourselves -- Visual rhetoric -- Between theological and juridical positions -- Bodily imagination, imagined bodies -- Eroticized and sexualized bodies -- The body reincarnated -- Epilogue : effect and response to violence imagery.
Abstract "Explores images of torment and martyrdom that appeared in the German-speaking world in the late medieval period, tying them to premodern conceptualizations of individuality and selfhood"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-160) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020035730
ISBN9780271083797 (cloth)