This interdisciplinary volume illuminates the shadowy history of
the disadvantaged, sick and those who did not conform to the
accepted norms of society. It explores how marginal identity was
formed, perceived and represented in Britain and Europe during the
medieval and early modern periods. It illustrates that the
identities of marginal groups were shaped by their place within
primarily urban communities, both in terms of their socio-economic
status and the spaces in which they lived and worked. Some of these
groups - such as executioners, prostitutes, pedlars and slaves -
performed a significant social and economic function but on the
basis of this were stigmatized by other townspeople. Language was
used to control and limit the activities of others within society
such as single women and foreigners, as well as the victims of
sexual crimes. For many, such as lepers and the disabled, marginal
status could be ambiguous, cyclical or short-lived and affected by
key religious, political and economic events. Traditional histories
have often considered these groups in isolation. Based on new
research, a series of case studies from Britain and across Europe
illustrate and provide important insights into the problems faced
by these marginal groups and the ways in which medieval and early
modern communities were shaped and developed.
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