Medieval communities and the mad narratives of crime and mental illness in late medieval France

In medieval France, the collaboration between local communities and greater authorities grants us unusual insight into the period's concept of madness. The mentally ill posed a unique challenge to the law, and, by examining how subjects and officials worked together to define and contain mad in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pfau, Aleksandra
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2021, 2021
Series:Premodern health, disease, and disability
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index