[ ... ] king's two bodies as aiding such resistance: kingship could be defended against a particular king. Practical concerns about the results of killing a ... more
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A rag and a bone and a hank of holy hair
@ 2011-02-03 – 23:04:07
[ ... ] saints' bodies could not be translated without the permission of the princeps, a bishop or a council. By the time this got into Gratian's canon ... more -
Modern bodies and their discontents
@ 2010-07-29 – 21:49:14
[ ... ] Modern bodies are quite literally a canvas in an increasing number of cases, given that 20% of Britons now have tattoos. Even for those of us ... more -
Mary Douglas on why discourses succeed
@ 2009-06-11 – 15:51:00
As I said in a previous post, I've been trying to get to grips with Mary Douglas' 'How institutions think' and finding my usual problem with her stuff. … more -
Hard bodies, soft bodies and power
@ 2009-05-12 – 08:11:19
[ ... ] of male bodies, in which masculinity is about self-mastery and hardness, as contrasted to feminine softness. The classic example of such a view ... more -
Sarah Palin and Theutberga
@ 2008-09-04 – 12:02:47
I have been following the US election more closely than normal this year (mainly because one of my favorite blogs is Obsidian Wings), but in the past … more -
Flogging naked monks
@ 2008-06-26 – 12:36:27
Let me make it clear at the start: this post is not a gratuitous attempt at bumping up my page views. This is a serious question that needs researching … more -
IMC Reflections (2) The non-significant Carolingian body
@ 2007-07-21 – 23:06:04
[ ... ] virginal bodies that clustered around convents got spread onto monasteries as well (or even focused on them). The most prominent sex scandal of ... more -
Haircuts and virtue politics
@ 2007-05-12 – 09:16:07
A few weeks ago there was a row in the US about one of the presidential candidates (John Edwards) having an expensive haircut. If I thought about it … more -
Who is irrational?
@ 2006-09-07 – 07:54:50
[ ... ] that dead bodies should be consumed by birds. If someone suggested that this should happen to your body or your relative’s body after death and you ... more
