Madness in Medieval Law and Custom
- Editor Wendy Turner
- Subjects: History
- Keywords: disability; mental health; incapacity; cultural studies; impairment; administration
- Publication Year : 2010
- DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004187498.i-253
- E - ISBN : 9789004187443
- Imprint: Brill
- Collections: European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2011
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This essay collection examines aspects of mental impairment from a variety of angles to unearth medieval perspectives on mental affliction. This volume on madness in the Middle Ages elucidates how medieval society conceptualized mental afflictions, especially in law and culture.
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Preliminary Material
- pp. i–xvi
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Introduction
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Town And Country: A Comparison Of The Treatment Of The Mentally Disabled In Late Medieval English Common Law And Chartered Boroughs
- pp. 17–38 (22)
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Insanity, Exculpation And Disempowerment In Byzantine Law
- pp. 39–56 (18)
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The Mysterious Case Of The ‘Mad’ Rector Of Bletchingdon: The Treatment Of Mentally ILL Clergy In Late Thirteenth-Century England
- pp. 57–80 (24)
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Silent Testimony: Emotional Displays And Lapses In Memory As Indicators Of Mental Instability In Medieval English Investigations
- pp. 81–96 (16)
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Crimes Of Passion: Emotion And Madness In French Remission Letters
- pp. 97–122 (26)
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Royal Madness And The Law: The Role Of Anger In Representations Of Royal Authority In Eleventh- And Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Texts
- pp. 123–146 (24)
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The King’s Stupor: Dealing With Royal Paralysis In Late Medieval England
- pp. 147–176 (30)
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A Cure For The King Means Health For The Country: The Mental And Physical Health Of Henry VI
- pp. 177–196 (20)
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Bibliography
- pp. 219–238 (20)
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