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This book is one of the first to examine medieval Spanish canonical works for their portrayals of disability in relationship to theological teachings, legal precepts, and medical knowledge. Connie L. Scarborough shows that physical impairments were seen differently through each lens. Theology at tim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scarborough, Connie L., 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Colección:Premodern health, disease and disability ; 1.
Temas:
Spanish literature > History and criticism.
Disabilities in literature.
People with disabilities in literature.
Medicine in literature.
People with disabilities.
Literature, Medieval.
Medicine in Literature
Disabled Persons
Disability Studies
Christianity > psychology
Literature, Medieval
Littérature espagnole > Histoire et critique.
Handicap dans la littérature.
Médecine dans la littérature.
Personnes handicapées.
Littérature médiévale.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
HISTORY > General.
Spanish literature.
Spain
Disability, Medieval, Spain, Miracle.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Disability Theory and Pre-Modern Considerations; Disability Theories: Definitions and Limitations; Adapting Disability Studies for the Pre-Modern Era; The Role of the Church and Christian Beliefs; Disability Studies and Literary Texts; Goals and Organization; 1. Lameness
  • Los Contrechos; Definitions and Theories; Legal Status; Historical and Pseudo-Scientific Accounts; Work and Occupational Hazards; Mobility Devices; Divine Punishment; Ridicule and Example; The Monstrous; 2. Blindness
  • Los Ciegos; Medieval Theories of Sight
  • Causes for Loss of SightReligious Beliefs; Begging and Charity; Blinding as Judicial Punishment; Blinding as Divine Punishment; Self-Blinding; Comic Potential; 3. Deafness and Inability to Speak
  • Los Sordomudos; Deaf vs. deaf; Legal status; Cures ; Popular Refrains and Wisdom Literature; Spiritual Autobiography/Pathography/Consolation; Loss of Speech; 4. Leprosy
  • Los Gafos; Medical Knowledge; Segregation ; The Leper as Metaphor; Leprosy as Divine Punishment; Leper as Holy Messenger; Leper as Figure in Religious History; Leprosy and 'Tests of Friendship'
  • 5. Cured by the Grace of God
  • Los MilagrosThe Medieval Concept of Miracle; Miracle Accounts; Missing Limbs; Lameness and Paralysis; Multiple Impairments; Blindness; Deafness and Inability to Speak; Leprosy; Interdependence of Disability and Divine Cure; 6. Conclusions; Works Cited; Index

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