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On the Margins of a Minority : Leprosy, Madness, and Disability among the Jews of Medieval Europe.

Shoham-Steiner, Ephraim.

On the Margins of a Minority : Leprosy, Madness, and Disability among the Jews of Medieval Europe. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (294 pages)

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Leprosy as a Concept -- 2. Social Attitudes toward Lepers -- 3. What Is Madness? -- 4. Social Attitudes toward the Insane -- 5. The Physically Impaired -- 6. Disability in Sacred and Private Space -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9780814339329


Marginality, Social -- Religious aspects -- History -- To 1500.
Marginality, Social -- Europe, Northern -- History -- To 1500.
Jews -- Europe, Northern -- History -- To 1500.


Electronic books.

HM1136 -- .S5513 2014eb

305.9/080940902

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