@inbook{10.3138/9781442688858.12, ISBN = {9780802091581}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442688858.12}, abstract = {It is perhaps to be expected that in a manuscript containing such a broad spectrum of materials associated with Judgment Day, and with such a marked emphasis on the importance of atonement and reform, themes relating to the soul and body feature prominently. Looking broadly at just those prose texts contained in the Vercelli manuscript, it is possible to locate at least eighteen different passages in eight different Vercelli homilies that address various aspects of the nature and condition of the human body and soul, and the fate of both entities after death.¹ Several of the homilies demonstrate a sustained}, bookauthor = {SAMANTHA ZACHER}, booktitle = {Preaching the Converted: The Style and Rhetoric of the Vercelli Book Homilies}, pages = {140--178}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {The ‘Body and Soul’ of the Vercelli Book: The Heart of the Corpus}, year = {2009} }