TY  - BOOK
AU  - Metzler,Irina
TI  - Disability in medieval Europe: thinking about physical impairment during the High Middle Ages, c
T2  - Routledge studies in medieval religion
SN  - 0415365031
AV  - HV1552 .M48 2006
U1  - 305.9080940902 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Abnormalities, Human
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Europe
KW  - Social history
KW  - Medieval, 500-1500
KW  - People with disabilities
KW  - History
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - Body image
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-346) and index; 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 --; App; Miracles in vitae from St. Gall --; App; Miracles of St. Foy at Conques --; App; Miracles of St. Ithamar at Rochester --; App; Miracles of St. William of Norwich --; App; Miracles of the virgin mary at Rocamadour --; App; Miracles of the hand of St. James at reading --; App; Miracles of St. Godric of Finchale --; App; Miracles of St. Elizabeth at Marburg
N2  - "This is the first book that comprehensively describes disability and physical impairment in the Middle Ages. What attitudes did the medieval world have towards disabled people? Was every physical impairment a punishment for sin? And how did impairment affect the normal, everyday life of medieval disabled people? Disability in Medieval Europe presents a serious account of these and other aspects of the cultural construction of disability in that period of European history."--BOOK JACKET
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