A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity

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A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity is written by Christian Laes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1350028533 (ISBN 10) and 9781350028531 (ISBN 13).

Though there was not even a word for, or a concept of, disability in Antiquity, a considerable part of the population experienced physical or mental conditions that put them at a disadvantage. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, from literary texts and legal sources to archaeological and iconographical evidence as well as comparative anthropology, this volume uniquely examines contexts and conditions of disability in the ancient world. An essential resource for researchers, scholars and students of history, literature, culture and education, A Cultural History of Disability in Antiquity explores such themes and topics as: atypical bodies; mobility impairment; chronic pain and illness; blindness; deafness; speech; learning difficulties; and mental health.