TY - BOOK ID - 29311084 TI - Carnal knowing : female nakedness and religious meaning in the Christian West. PY - 1992 SN - 0860121828 9780860121824 PB - Turnbridge Wells Burns & Oates DB - UniCat KW - Nudity KW - -Women KW - -Women in Christianity KW - -Christian art and symbolism KW - -Art, Christian KW - Art, Ecclesiastical KW - Arts in the church KW - Christian symbolism KW - Ecclesiastical art KW - Religious art, Christian KW - Sacred art KW - Symbolism and Christian art KW - Art KW - Symbolism KW - Christian antiquities KW - Church decoration and ornament KW - Christianity KW - Human females KW - Wimmin KW - Woman KW - Womon KW - Womyn KW - Females KW - Human beings KW - Femininity KW - Nakedness KW - Nude KW - Nudism KW - Religious aspects KW - -Christianity KW - -History of doctrines. KW - History. KW - Religious art KW - Art, Christian KW - Religious aspects -&delete& KW - Christianity -&delete& KW - History of doctrines KW - History KW - -History of doctrines UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29311084 AB - Carnal knowing is an exploration of the power of visual and verbal representations of female nakedness throughout Western Christian history. The author looks at how men have treated women's bodies - in their actions, art, and writings. The understanding she brings to the male fascination with female nakedness gives a remarkable new perspective both on Christianity and on human sexuality. ER -