A cultural history of disability in Antiquity. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Christian Laes.
• Editors: Laes, Christian
• Contents: 1. Introduction: How and Whether to Say 'Disability' in Ancient Greek and Latin, Christian Laes, University of Manchester, UK and the University of Antwerp, Belgium2. Atypical Bodies: Extraordinary Body Treatment and Consideration, Caroline Husquin, University of Lille, France3. Mobility Impairment: Identifying Lived Experiences in Roman Italy, Emma-Jayne Graham, Open University, UK4. Chronic Pain and Illness: Pain and Meaning in Graeco-Roman Antiquity, Laurien Zurhake, Open University, UK5. Blindness: Visual Impairments in Antiquity, Frederik Van den Abeele, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium6. Deafness: Sensory Impairment as Communication Disability, Past and Present, Ellen Adams, King's College, London, UK7. Speech: Lack of Language, Lack of Power: Social Aspects of the Discourse about Communication Disorders in the Graeco-Roman World, Peter Kruschwitz, University of Reading, UK8. Learning Difficulties: Intellectual Disability (= ID) in the Ancient Near East (ANE), Classical and Late Antiquity, Edgar Kellenberger, University of Basel, Switzerland9. Mental Health Issues: Theory and Practice in the Ancient World, Jerry Toner, Hughes Hall, Cambridge, UK.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 305.9080938; Disabilities -- History -- To 1500; People with disabilities -- History -- To 1500; Sociology of disability; Rome -- History; Greece -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350028531
• Related ISBNs: 9781350028548
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