{"product_id":"disability-in-antiquity-9780367518042","title":"Disability in Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a major contribution to the field of disability history in the ancient world. Contributions from leading international scholars examine deformity and disability from a variety of historical, sociological and theoretical perspectives, as represented in various media. The volume is not confined to a narrow view of âantiquityâ but includes a large number of pieces on ancient western Asia that provide a broad and comparative view of the topic and enable scholars to see this important topic in the round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisability in Antiquity is the first multidisciplinary volume to truly map out and explore the topic of disability in the ancient world and create new avenues of thought and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"After two millennia the voices of some of the most silent people of antiquity are finally being heard. This volume opens up a world previously all but unknown to us. It is an important collection of essays, in terms of both content and approach, that every ancient historian and classicist, as well as anyone interested in the history of disability, needs to read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Tim Parkin, University of Manchester, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Christian Laes and the contributors to this volume emancipate the disabled in antiquity, not only in the Greek and Roman world, but also in the Near, Middle and Far East. They show them in their social and cultural context and in comparative perspective, making visible the invisible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Manfred Horstmanshoff, Leiden University, The Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...the volume’s strength is the breadth of material that has been selected for inclusion ... the volume serves as a fitting starting point for a new era in disability history focussing on the ancient Mediterranean.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Jane Draycott,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eUniversity of Glasgow, UK, \u003cem\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review 2017\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDisability in Antiquity\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable contribution to the recent field of historical disability studies ... The strength of this book lies in its endeavor to be comprehensive and comparative: collating a wide range of materials from different eras and cultures provides the reader with a holistic understanding of the topic at hand ... this book is an excellent addition to any scholarly library and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of disability. Readers are left not just with a thorough understanding of the topic but also an invitation for future research, as the authors put forth compelling and insightful questions to continue the conversation regarding disability in antiquity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Heidi De Baerdemaeker-Poole, The Waterford School, USA\u003cem\u003e, The Classical Journal 2018\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection, richly diverse, holds much of use for the future work in the field. The bibliographies at the end of each chapter are extensive and current and care has been taken by the editor to locate the individual studies in the context of the history of disability studies as a whole.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Patricia Clark, University of Victoria, Canada, \u003cem\u003eH-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote on the Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Disability History and the Ancient World. Past, Present and Future - Christian Laes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability and \u003ci\u003eInfirmitas \u003c\/i\u003ein the Ancient World: Demographic and Biological facts in the \u003ci\u003elongue durée\u003c\/i\u003e - April Pudsey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ancient (Near) East\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisabilities from Head to Toe in Hittite Civilisation - Richard Beal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMesopotamia and Israel - Edgar Kellenberger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncient Persia and Silent Disability - Omar Coloru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEgyptian Medicine and Disabilities: from Pharaonic to Graeco-Roman Egypt - Rosalie David \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndia: Demystifying Disability in Antiquity - M. Miles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability in Ancient China - Olivia Milburn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greek World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Greek vocabulary of disabilities - Evelyn Samama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbility and Disability in Classical Athenian Oratory - Martha Lynn Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisabilities in Comedy and Tragedy - Robert Garland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegal (and Customary?) Approaches to the Disabled in Ancient Greece - Matthew Dillon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hellenistic Turn in Bodily Representations: Venting Anxiety in Terracotta Figurines - Alexandre Mitchell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlutarch's 'Philosophy' of Disability: Human after All - Michiel Meeusen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roman World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoman Perfect bodies. The Stoic View - Bert Gevaert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoul and Fair Bodies, Minds, and Poetry in Roman Satire - Sarah Bond and T.H.M. Gellar-Goad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 'Other' Romans: Deformed Bodies in the Visual Arts of Rome - Lisa Trentin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMobility Impairment in the Sanctuaries of Early Roman Italy - Emma-Jayne Graham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMental Disability? Galen on Mental Health - Chiara Thumiger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadness and Mad Patients According to Caelius Aurelianus - Danielle Gourevitch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability in the Roman Digest - Peter Toohey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Late Ancient World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHysterical Women? Gender and Disability in Early Christian Narrative – Anna Rebecca Solevåg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugustine's Sermons and Disabilities - Martin Claes and Anthony Dupont\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfirmitas in Monastic Rules - Jenni Kuuliala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Coptic and Ethiopic Tradition on Disabilities - Carol Downer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Disability Within: Sexual Desire as Disability in Syriac Christianity - John Martens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Disabled in the Byzantine Empire - Stephanos Efthymiadis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Difference did Islam Make? Disease and Disability in Early Medieval North Africa - Matthew Gaumer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImpotent Husbands, Eunuchs and Flawed Women in Early Islamic Law - Hocine Benkheira\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability in Rabbinic Judaism - Lennart Lehmhaus and Julia Watts Belser \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe endurance of tradition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThen and now. Canonical law on disabilities - Irina Metzler \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Imperfect body in Nazi Germany: Ancient Concepts, Modern Technologies - Toon Van Houdt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017937781079,"sku":"9780367518042","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367518042.jpg?v=1750775137","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disability-in-antiquity-9780367518042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}