Illness and Authority: Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi
Illness and Authority is the first monograph-length study to examine a well-known medieval saint from the perspective of disability studies.
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Toronto
University of Toronto Press
2020
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| En: | Año: 2020 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Electronic books
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781487507411 |
| Sumario: | Illness and Authority is the first monograph-length study to examine a well-known medieval saint from the perspective of disability studies. Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Francis Overdiagnosed and Undiagnosed -- 2 Recentring Illness and Infirmity in Francis' Lived Experience -- 3 Et licet infirmus fuisset semper: Testimonies of Illness in the Early Lives of Francis -- 4 Disability and Tensions in Francis' Lived Experience -- 5 The Hagiographers' Search for Meaning -- 6 On Disability, Power, and Gender: A Speculative Conclusion -- Postscript: On the Importance of Disability as a Category of Analysis -- Appendix. Recentring Illness: A Revised Chronology of Francis' Life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Notas: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| ISBN: | 1487536194 |