How Long to Read Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture

How Long Does it Take to Read Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture by Martha Bayless

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This important new contribution to the history of the body analyzes the role of filth as the material counterpart of sin in medieval thought. Using a wide range of texts, including theology, historical documents, and literature from Augustine to Chaucer, the book shows how filth was regarded as fundamental to an understanding of human history. This theological significance explains the prominence of filth and dung in all genres of medieval writing: there is more dung in theology than there is in Chaucer. The author also demonstrates the ways in which the religious understanding of filth and sin influenced the secular world, from town planning to the execution of traitors. As part of this investigation the book looks at the symbolic order of the body and the ways in which the different aspects of the body were assigned moral meanings. The book also lays out the realities of medieval sanitation, providing the first comprehensive view of real-life attempts to cope with filth. This book will be essential reading for those interested in medieval religious thought, literature, amd social history. Filled with a wealth of entertaining examples, it will also appeal to those who simply want to glimpse the medieval world as it really was.

How long is Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture?

Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture by Martha Bayless is 267 pages long, and a total of 68,619 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture aloud.

What Reading Level is Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture?

Sin and Filth in Medieval Culture is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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