This book is a brilliant account of medieval and early modern attitudes to the cosmos in general and the human body in particular, written by one of the foremost historians of folklore and popular beliefs in Europe today.
This book is a brilliant account of medieval and early modern attitudes to the cosmos in general and the human body in particular, written by one of the foremost historians of folklore and popular beliefs in Europe today.
The Hieroglyphic for Pleasure.Plants as Symbols.The Cursed Cheese.The "Stupendous Abstinences".The "Dreadful Desire to Study.".The Anatomy of Emptiness."Juicy, Soft and Flexible.".Retarded Knowledge.Index.