Madness, Medicine and Miracle in Twelfth-Century England

This book explores how madness was defined and diagnosed as a condition of the mind in the Middle Ages and what effects it was thought to have on the bodies, minds and souls of sufferers.

Author: Claire Trenery
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780815367451

About the Author

Claire Trenery completed her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017. She specialises in the history of madness and medicine, focusing on the twelfth century and the cultural and intellectual climate that accompanied the development of Scholastic learning in Western Europe. She has published articles on medieval madness, with particular attention to the impact of madness on the bodies, minds and souls of sufferers.