The Monstrous Middle Ages

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Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
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1. Introduction: Conceptualizing the Monstrous
      Bettina Bildhauer and Robert Mills
2. Jesus as Monster
      Robert Mills
3. Monstrous Masculinities in Julian of Norwich’s A Revelation of Love and The Book of Margery Kempe      Liz Herbert McAvoy
4. Blood, Jews and Monsters in Medieval Culture
      Bettina Bildhauer
5. The Other Close at Hand: Gerald of Wales and the ‘Marvels of the West’
      Asa Simon Mittman
6. Idols and Simulacra: Paganity, Hybridity and Representation in Mandeville’s Travels      Sarah Salih
7. Demonizing the Night in Medieval Europe: A Temporal Monstrosity?
      Deborah Youngs and Simon Harris
8. Apocalyptic Monsters: Animal Inspirations for the Iconography of Medieval North European Devourers
      Aleks Pluskowski
9. Hell on Earth: Encountering the Devils in the Medieval Landscape
      Jeremy Harte
10. Encountering the Monstrous: Saints and Dragons in Medieval Thought
      Samantha J. E. Riches
Further Reading
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