On the margins of a minority : leprosy, madness, and disability among the jews of medieval europe / Ephraim Shoham-Steiner ; [edited by] Haim Watzman.
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TextCopyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9780814339329
- 0814339328
- Marginality, Social -- Religious aspects -- History -- To 1500
- Marginality, Social -- Europe, Northern -- History -- To 1500
- Jews -- Europe, Northern -- History -- To 1500
- Juifs -- Europe septentrionale -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1500
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies
- Jews
- Marginality, Social
- Marginality, Social -- Religious aspects
- Northern Europe
- To 1500
- 305.9/080940902 23
- HM1136
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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
Drawing on material from the late-tenth- to fifteenth-centuries, examines how Jews further marginalized by illness or disability were regarded by both Christian and Jewish communities.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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