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Living with disfigurement in early medieval Europe

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This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injuries can offer a new contribution to the history of early medieval medicine and culture, as well as exploring the language of violence and social interactions. Despite the prevalence of warfare and conflict in early medieval society, and a veritable industry of medieval historians studying it, there has in fact been very little attention paid to the subject of head wounds and facial damage in the course of war and/or punitive justice. The impact of acquired disfigurement —for the individual, and for her or his family and community—is barely registered, and only recently has there been any attempt to explore the question of how damaged tissue and bone might be treated medically or surgically. In the wake of new work on disability and the emotions in the medieval period, this study documents how acquired disfigurement is recorded across different geographical and chronological contexts in the period.

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809.02 SKI l

Publisher

New York : Palgrave Macmillan., 2017

Collation

x, 282p. : ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781137544391

Classification

809.02

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Subject(s)

Literature
Europe
Literature, Medieval
Disfigured persons
Face--Wounds and injuries
Head--Wounds and injuries
Middle Ages
Philosophy, Medieval

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by Patricia Skinner

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