Medieval Arab notions of physical difference can feel singularly arresting for modern audiences. Did you know that blue eyes; baldness; bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights'; as were cross eyes; lameness and deafness? What assumptions about bodies influenced this particular vision of physical difference? How did blighted people view their own bodies? Through close analyses of anecdotes; personal letters; (auto)biographies; erotic poetry; non-binding legal opinions; diaristic chronicles and theological tracts; the cultural views and experiences of disability and difference in the medieval Islamic world are brought to life.
#1317826 in Books 2003-01-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.80 x 1.26 x 5.12l; .72 #File Name: 0747562989384 pages
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