A Brief History of Nakedness 9781836390039 Paperback

Now in B-format paperback,A Brief History of Nakednesstraces our preoccupation with nudity in religion, politics and popular culture. Rather than study the history of the fine-art nude, for example, this book explores new territory revealing the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protestors and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves, or simply to entertain us.From the naked sages of India and St Francis of Assisi to modern-day druids and Christian nudists, fromThe Full MontyandCalendar Girlsto Lady Godiva and Lady Gaga,A Brief History of Nakednesssurveys the touching, sometimes tragic, and often bizarre story of our relationship with our own and with others naked bodies.