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Secularism --- Civilization, Secular

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This remarkable collection brings together a host of writings from across different regions and cultures of the Middle Ages, from the ninth to the fifteenth century. They are arranged to follow the life stages of a Medieval woman living a secular existence, from infancy and girlhood, through marriage and motherhood, to widowhood and old age. Some women are captured in exceptional circumstances, such as the transcript from Joan of Arc's trial describing her rural childhood, or a letter written by Edward I's mother. Many others are anonymous or humble: an account of an abandoned baby in Italy, a disturbing description of a slave girl by a Baghdad diplomat, an epitaph for the female leader of a synagogue. Speaking across the ages, here are wry, moving voices that were written out of history. Containing many newly translated pieces, this selection is accompanied by an introduction discussing the Medieval woman's life and legal status. There are also separate introductions to each chapter and background information on each piece.--From publisher description.

Civilization, Medieval --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Civilization, Secular --- Civilization, Secular. --- Frau. --- Women --- Women --- History --- Middle Ages. --- 500-1500.

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Love, death and biscuits -- Magical metal, silly saints and risible relics : the art and artefacts of popular religion -- Licked into shape : animal symbolism -- Why Englishmen have tails : race, nationality and monstrosity -- Signs of infamy : the iconography of humiliation and insult -- The fool and the attributes of folly -- Shoeing the goose : proverbs and proverbial follies -- Nonsense, pure and applied -- Narratives : heroic and not so heroic -- Hearts and flowers and parrots : the iconography of love -- Who wears the trousers : gender relations -- Wicked willies with wings : sex and sexuality -- Tailpiece : the uses of scatology.

History of civilization --- anno 500-1499 --- Europe --- Civilization, Medieval. --- Civilization, Medieval, in art. --- Civilization, Secular. --- Civilization, Secular, in art. --- Folk art --- Art, Medieval. --- Punishment. --- History --- History.

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It is a commonplace that the modern world cannot be experienced as enchanted--that the very concept of enchantment belongs to past ages of superstition. Jane Bennett challenges that view. She seeks to rehabilitate enchantment, showing not only how it is still possible to experience genuine wonder, but how such experience is crucial to motivating ethical behavior. A creative blend of political theory, philosophy, and literary studies, this book is a powerful and innovative contribution to an emerging interdisciplinary conversation about the deep connections between ethics, aesthetics, and politics. As Bennett describes it, enchantment is a sense of openness to the unusual, the captivating, and the disturbing in everyday life. She guides us through a wide and often surprising range of sources of enchantment, showing that we can still find enchantment in nature, for example, but also in such unexpected places as modern technology, advertising, and even bureaucracy. She then explains how everyday moments of enchantment can be cultivated to build an ethics of generosity, stimulating the emotional energy and honing the perceptual refinement necessary to follow moral codes. Throughout, Bennett draws on thinkers and writers as diverse as Kant, Schiller, Thoreau, Kafka, Marx, Weber, Adorno, and Deleuze. With its range and daring, The Enchantment of Modern Life is a provocative challenge to the centuries-old ''narrative of disenchantment,'' one that presents a new ''alter-tale'' that discloses our profound attachment to the human and nonhuman world.

Civilization, Secular. --- Ethics, Modern. --- Philosophy and psychology of culture --- General ethics --- Religious studies

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Civilization, Secular --- Secularism --- Spiritual life --- Spiritual life --- History of doctrines --- History of doctrines