Holy Anorexia by Rudolph M Bell
An account which compares the contemporary anorexic teenager, counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and the ascetic medieval saint, examining her every desire.
Bell, Rudolph M.: - Rudolph M. Bell, professor of history at Rutgers University, is the author of a number of books in Italian history, among them Fate and Honor, Family and Village: Demographic and Cultural Change in Rural Italy Since 1800, Holy Anorexia, How to Do It: Guides to Good Living for Renaissance Italians, and The Voices of Gemma Galgani: The Life and Afterlife of a Modern Saint (with Cristina Mazzoni), all published by the University of Chicago Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226042046 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226042049 |
| Title | Holy Anorexia |
| Author | Rudolph M Bell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Univ Of Chicago Pr (Tx) |
| Year published | 1985-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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