La Contagion des emotions

Compassio, une enigme medievale

by Beatrice Delaurenti

Book cover: La Contagion des emotions

Extent: 338 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Classical Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: Savoirs anciens et medievaux

Series volume number: 4

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(March 2016)

ISBN: 9782812450563

Price: $55.00

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In medieval Latin, the term compassio designates a contagion, in the sense of an involuntary psychic or corporeal reaction which reflects the behaviour of another as if by imitation. The enigma of compassio constitutes the central focus in an enquiry into the university sources of the Middle Ages.


In medieval Latin, the term compassio designates a contagion, in the sense of an involuntary psychic or corporeal reaction which reflects the behaviour of another as if by imitation. The enigma of compassio constitutes the central focus in an enquiry into the university sources of the Middle Ages.

  • By (author) Beatrice Delaurenti