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Viewing Disability in Medieval Spanish Texts

disgraced or Graced
ID 316512
Slug viewing-disability-in-medieval-spanish-texts-conny-scarborough
Contributors
Author : Connie L. Scarborough Scarborough
Annotation
Description 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 times taught that the disabled were "marked by God," their sins rendered on their bodies; at other times, they were viewed as important objects of Christian charity. The disabled often suffered legal restrictions, allowing them to be viewed with other distinctive groups, such as the ill or the poor. And from a medical point of view, a miraculous cure could be seen as evidence of divine intervention. This book explores all these perspectives through medieval Spain's miracle narratives, hagiographies, didactic tales, and epic poetry.
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684 Middeleeuwen (500-1500) NUR
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Publisher Amsterdam University Press B.V.
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Language eng
Page count 252
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Publication date first 2017-10-31
Publication date latest 2017-10-31
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  • ISBN: 9789089648754 (BB)

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