The Body as Text establishes the importance of cultural readings of the Body. Focusing on various bodies that cultures establish in their indigenous dialogues, the book moves through readings incorporated by/in classical witchcraft, Iron-age bog people of Northern Europe, and pornography.
| ISBN: | 9780820425078 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 1996 |
| Author: | Richard C Poulsen |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Series: | Revisioning Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Philosophy Cultural studies Anthropology Behaviourism, Behavioural theory |