Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-322) and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Possible Bodies; 1. Time's Machines; 2. Chevalerie; 3. Masoch/Lancelotism; 4. The Solitude of Guthlac; 5. The Becoming-Liquid of Margery Kempe; 6. On Saracen Enjoyment; Postscript: Possible Futures; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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In Medieval Identity Machines, Jeffrey J. Cohen examines the messiness, permeability, and perversity of medieval bodies, arguing that human identity always exceeds the limits of the flesh. Combining critical theory with a rigorous reading of medieval texts, Cohen asks if the category "human" isn't too small to contain the multiplicity of identities.