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On the margins of a minority : leprosy, madness, and disability among the jews of medieval europe /

Drawing on material from the late-tenth- to fifteenth-centuries, examines how Jews further marginalized by illness or disability were regarded by both Christian and Jewish communities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shoham-Steiner, Ephraim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press, 2014.
©2014
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Leprosy as a Concept
  • 2. Social Attitudes toward Lepers
  • 3. What Is Madness?
  • 4. Social Attitudes toward the Insane
  • 5. The Physically Impaired
  • 6. Disability in Sacred and Private Space
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index