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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Auteur principal: Trembinski, Donna (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Toronto University of Toronto Press 2020
Dans:Année: 2020
Sujets non-standardisés:B Electronic books
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Édition parallèle:Erscheint auch als: 9781487507411
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Résumé: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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ISBN:1487536194