Madness in the Ancient World: Innate or Acquired?; From Theoretical Concepts to Daily Life (Antiquite et Sciences Humaines, 10)

Madness in the Ancient World: Innate or Acquired?; From Theoretical Concepts to Daily Life (Antiquite et Sciences Humaines, 10)
by: Christian Laes (Editor),Irina Metzler (Editor)
Publisher: Brepols Pub
Publication Date: 2023/12/7
Language: English
Print Length: 360 pages
ISBN-10: 2503601901
ISBN-13: 9782503601908
Book Description
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.
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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. Read more