The concept of madness as a challenge to communities lies at the core of legal sources. Medieval Communities and the Mad: Narratives of Crime and Mental Illness in Late Medieval France considers how communal networks, ranging from the locale to the realm, responded to people who were considered mad.
The concept of madness as a challenge to communities lies at the core of legal sources. Medieval Communities and the Mad: Narratives of Crime and Mental Illness in Late Medieval France considers how communal networks, ranging from the locale to the realm, responded to people who were considered mad.
Dr. Aleksandra Pfau is a professor of History at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. She received her PhD in 2008 from the University of Michigan, and has published several articles on crime in medieval France.
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Acknowledgements Introduction I. Language and Narrative II. Historiography on Madness III. Structure of the Book Chapter 1: Composing Communities: Languages of Madness in Remission Letters I. Letters of Remission II. Languages of Madness from Families and Notaries Chapter 2: Madness as Communal Threat I. Reconstructing a Life Narrative II. Moments of Rupture: Crimes against the family and the community III. Proofs of Madness Chapter 3: Reintegrating Madness: The Mad in Their Communities I. Reputation and Renown II. Community Concern: Chains Cures Recoveries and Relapses III. Acts of Communal Justice: Sorcerers and Remission IV. Understanding the Mad Conclusions Notes Bibliography List of Tables
Acknowledgements Introduction I. Language and Narrative II. Historiography on Madness III. Structure of the Book Chapter 1: Composing Communities: Languages of Madness in Remission Letters I. Letters of Remission II. Languages of Madness from Families and Notaries Chapter 2: Madness as Communal Threat I. Reconstructing a Life Narrative II. Moments of Rupture: Crimes against the family and the community III. Proofs of Madness Chapter 3: Reintegrating Madness: The Mad in Their Communities I. Reputation and Renown II. Community Concern: Chains Cures Recoveries and Relapses III. Acts of Communal Justice: Sorcerers and Remission IV. Understanding the Mad Conclusions Notes Bibliography List of Tables
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