Living with Disfigurement in Early Medieval Europe

Living with Disfigurement in Early Medieval Europe

This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license. This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injuries can offer a new contribution to the history of early medieval medicine and culture, as well as explo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Skinner, Patricia. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Nature 2017
2017.
Edición:1st ed. 2017.
Colección:The New Middle Ages
Materias:
Literature, Medieval.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Medieval Literature.
Medieval Philosophy.
History of Medieval Europe.
Europe > History > 476-1492.
Medieval Literature
Medieval Philosophy
History of Medieval Europe
Disfigurement
Gender
Medicine and health
Violence
Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval
European history: medieval period, middle ages
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1.Introduction: Writing and Reading about Medieval Disfigurement.2. The Face, Honor and 'Face'.3. Disfigurement, Authority and the Law.4. Stigma and Disfigurement: Putting on a Brave Face?.5. Defacing Women: the Gendering of Disfigurement.6. Ways of Seeing: Staring at and Representing Disfigurement.7. Paths to Rehabilitation? The Possibilities of Treatment.8. Conclusion
  • Appendix I
  • Appendix II
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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