'Madness' in the ancient world: innate or acquired?: from theoretical concepts to daily life

This is the first book volume ever to study the ‘difficult’ subject of congenital, intellectual disability in the ancient world. The contributions cover the Ancient Near East, Egypt and the Graeco-Roman world, up to the late ancient period, China, the rabbinic tradition, Byzantium, the Islamic world...

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Weitere Verfasser: Laes, Christian 1973- (HerausgeberIn), Metzler, Irina 1966- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Turnhout, Belgium Brepols [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Antiquité et sciences humaines 10
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Zusammenfassung:This is the first book volume ever to study the ‘difficult’ subject of congenital, intellectual disability in the ancient world. The contributions cover the Ancient Near East, Egypt and the Graeco-Roman world, up to the late ancient period, China, the rabbinic tradition, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and the Middle Ages in the Latin West. The engaging and thought-provoking chapters combine careful textual analysis with attention to the material evidence and comparative perspectives, not the least those offered by disability history for recent periods in history.
Beschreibung:360 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9782503601908