Irina Metzler

Disability in Medieval Europe (eBook, ePUB)

Thinking about Physical Impairment in the High Middle Ages, c.1100-c.1400

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first thorough examination of all aspects of physical impairment and disability in medieval Europe. Studying key areas and the modern day implications of medieval concepts, this is a crucial study of a largely ignored subject in medieval history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134217380
• Artikelnr.: 42641137

Autorenporträt

Irina Metzler

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Theoretical Framework of Disability 3. Medieval Theoretical Concepts of the (Impaired) Body 4. Impairment in Medieval Medicine and Natural Philosophy 5. Medieval Miracles and Impairment 6. Conclusion

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1. Introduction 2. The Theoretical Framework of Disability 3. Medieval
Theoretical Concepts of the (Impaired) Body 4. Impairment in Medieval
Medicine and Natural Philosophy 5. Medieval Miracles and Impairment 6.
Conclusion

Rezensionen

"...what an extraordinary achievement this pioneering book is." Social History of Medicine