Irina Metzler (UK Swansea University)

Disability in Medieval Europe

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

• Broschiertes Buch

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.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9780415582049
• ISBN-10: 0415582040
• Artikelnr.: 30882268

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