Medical and Philosophical Perspectives on Illness and Disease in the Middle Ages

During the Middle Ages, physicians, philosophers, and theologians developed a complex and rich discourse on the concept of sickness. Illness (infirmitas) was perceived as the natural state of existential imperfection for homo viator, fallen due to sin and impaired in his bodily integrity. Leprosy, s...

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Format:	Online
Jezik:	angleščina
Izdano:	E-theca OnLineOpenAccess Edizioni 2025
Teme:	Disease Plague Leprosy History of medicine Medieval philosophy thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History
Online dostop:	https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/153359.2
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