Medieval Communities and the Mad : Narratives of Crime and Mental Illness in Late Medieval France
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Premodern Health, Disease, and Disability
ISBN-10
9462983356
ISBN-13
9789462983359
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Imprint
Amsterdam University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 2020
Print length
202 Pages
Weight
456 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.90 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
CE period up to c 1500European historyMedieval historyHistoryEuropean history
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This book analyses the collaboration between local communities and greater authorities in medieval France which grants us unusual insight into the period's concept of madness.
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.
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