Medieval Communities and the Mad Narratives of Crime and Mental Illness in Late Medieval France

The concept of madness as a challenge to communities lies at the core of legal sources. This book considers how communal networks, ranging from the locale to the realm, responded to people who were considered mad. The madness of individuals played a role in engaging communities with legal mechanisms...

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Main Author: Pfau, Aleksandra Nicole (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2020
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