Madness in medieval law and custom / edited by Wendy J. Turner.
This collection of essays opens a new discussion about the mind, body, and spirit of the mad in medieval Europe. The authors examine a broad spectrum of mental and emotional issues, which medieval authors point out as ‘unusual’ behavior. With the emerging field of medieval disability studies in mind...
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Later medieval Europe,
v. 6 Later Medieval Europe 6. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Wendy J. Turner
- Introduction / Wendy J. Turner
- Town and Country: A Comparison of the Treatment of the Mentally Disabled in Late Medieval English Common Law and Chartered Boroughs / Wendy J. Turner
- Insanity, Exculpation and Disempowerment in Byzantine Law / Margaret Trenchard-Smith
- The Mysterious Case of the ‘Mad’ Rector of Bletchingdon: The Treatment of Mentally Ill Clergy in Late Thirteenth-Century England / James R. King
- Silent Testimony: Emotional Displays and Lapses in Memory as Indicators of Mental Instability in Medieval English Investigations / Wendy J. Turner
- Crimes of Passion: Emotion and Madness in French Remission Letters / Aleksandra Pfau
- Royal Madness and the Law: The Role of Anger in Representations of Royal Authority in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Texts / Kate McGrath
- The King’s Stupor: Dealing with Royal Paralysis in Late Medieval England / Cory James Rushton
- A Cure for the King means Health for the Country: The Mental and Physical Health of Henry VI / Wendy J. Turner
- Afterword / Irina Metzler
- Bibliography / Wendy J. Turner
- Index / Wendy J. Turner.