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The Monstrous Middle Ages

edited by
BETTINA BILDHAUER a n d ROBERT MILLS

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2003

Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Conceptualizing the Monstrous
BETTINA BILDHAUER and ROBERT MILLS

vii ix xi xiv 1

2.

Jesus as Monster
ROBERT MILLS

28

3.

Monstrous Masculinities in Julian of Norwich's A Revelation of Love and The Book of Margery Kempe
Liz HERBERT MCAVOY

55

4.

Blood, Jews and Monsters in Medieval Culture


BETTINA BILDHAUER

75

5.

The Other Clo.se at Hand; Gerald of Wales and the 'Marvels of the West' \
ASA SIMON MITTMAN

97

6.

Idols and Simulacra: Paganity, Hybridity and Representation in Mandeville's Travels


SARAH SALIH

113

7.

Demonizing the Night in Medieval Europe: A Temporal Monstrosity?


DEBORAH YOUNGS and SIMON HARRIS

134

Contents

8.

Apocalyptic Monsters: Animal Inspirations for the Iconography of Medieval North European Devourers
ALEKS PLUSKOWSKI

155

9.

Hell on Earth: Encountering Devils in the Medieval Landscape


JEREMY HARTE

177

10. Encountering the Monstrous: Saints and Dragons in Medieval Thought


SAMANTHA J. E. RICHES

196

Further Reading Index

219 227

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