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Medieval communities and the mad : narratives of crime and mental illness in late medieval France /

In medieval France, the collaboration between local communities and greater authorities grants us unusual insight into the period's concept of madness. The mentally ill posed a unique challenge to the law, and, by examining how subjects and officials worked together to define and contain mad in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pfau, Aleksandra (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Series:Premodern health, disease and disability.
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Online Access:Texto completo