Wonderful Blood
| Author | : Caroline Walker Bynum |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2007-11-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812220193 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812220196 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (196 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wonderful Blood by : Caroline Walker Bynum
Download or read book Wonderful Blood written by Caroline Walker Bynum and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bynum argues that Christ's blood as both object and symbol was central to late medieval art, literature, and religious life. As cult object, blood provided a focus of theological debate about the nature of matter, body, and God and an occasion for Jewish persecution; as motif, blood became a central symbol in popular devotion.