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This Collection Of Essays Opens A New Discussion About The Mind, Body, And Spirit Of The Mad In Medieval Europe. The Authors Examine A Broad Spectrum Of Mental And Emotional Issues, Which Medieval Authors Point Out As Unusual Behavior. With The Emerging Field Of Medieval Disability Studies In Mind, The Authors Have Carefully Considered Legal And Cultural Descriptions For Insight Into The Perception And Understanding Of Mental Impairment. These Essays On Madness In The Middle Ages Elucidate How Medieval Society Conceptualized Mental Afflictions. Individually, The Essays Cover Aspects Of Mental Impairment From A Variety Of Angles To Unearth Collectively Medieval Perspectives On Mental Affliction.--from Cover. Town And Country : A Comparison Of The Treatment Of The Mentally Disabled In Late Medieval English Common Law And Chartered Boroughs / Wendy J. Turner -- Insanity, Exculpation, And Disempowerment In Byzantine Law / Margaret Trenchard-smith -- The Mysterious Case Of The 'mad' Rector Of Bletchingdon : The Treatment Of Mentally Ill Clergy In Late Thirteenth-century England / James R. King -- Silent Testimony : Emotional Displays And Lapses In Memory As Indicators Of Mental Instabil

Author

WENDY J.TURNER, edited by Wendy J. Turner, Wendy Jo Turner

Publisher

Brill Academic Pub

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9789004187443

Subjects

History, Medical, Political Science