Holy Anorexia by Rudolph M. Bell

Holy Anorexia

Rudolph M. Bell

255 pages 1985

4 editions

nonfiction history psychology religion challenging informative slow-paced
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Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Rudolph M. Bell suggests that the answer is yes."Everyone ...

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