Carnal Knowing: Female Nakedness and Religious Meaning in the Christian West

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Burns & Oates, 1992 - Art - 254 pages
An exploration of the power of visual and verbal representations of female nakedness throughout Western Christian history. Margaret Miles looks at how men have treated women's bodies - in their actions, art and writings, and why, in Christian history, naked female bodies have symbolized shame.

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