Disabilities and the Disabled in the Roman World - A Social and Cultural History (Paperback)

Almost fifteen per cent of the world's population today experiences some form of mental or physical disability and society tries to accommodate their needs. But what was the situation in the Roman world? Was there a concept of disability? How were the disabled treated? How did they manage in their daily lives? What answers did medical doctors, philosophers and patristic writers give for their problems? This, the first monograph on the subject in English, explores the medical and material contexts for disability in the ancient world, and discusses the chances of survival for those who were born with a handicap. It covers the various sorts of disability: mental problems, blindness, deafness and deaf-muteness, speech impairment and mobility impairment, and includes discussions of famous instances of disability from the ancient world, such as the madness of Emperor Caligula, the stuttering of Emperor Claudius and the blindness of Homer.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2021
Authors:	Christian Laes
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-61501-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-316-61501-4
Barcode:	9781316615010

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