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Saints, infirmity, and community in the late Middle Ages /

Bodily suffering and patient, Christlike attitudes towards that suffering were among the key characteristics of sainthood throughout the medieval period. Drawing on new work in medieval dis/ability studies, this book analyses the meanings given to putative saints' bodily infirmities in late med...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kuuliala, Jenni (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Premodern health, disease and disability ; 4.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Infirmitas Leading to Saintly Life
  • Patientia and the Borders of Holy Infirmity
  • Abstinence, Devotional Practices, and Social Control
  • Holy Infirmity and the Devotees
  • Conclusions Infirmity, Community, and Canonization
  • Bibliography
  • Index