‘Madness’ in the Ancient World

Innate or Acquired?: From Theoretical Concepts to Daily Life

Edited by Christian Laes Edited by Irina Metzler

Book cover: ‘Madness’ in the Ancient World

Extent: 360 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near East, Classical Studies

Series: Antiquité et sciences humaines

Series volume number: 10

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2023)

ISBN: 9782503601908

Price: $88.00

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The first ever book volume study on congenital intellectual disability in the ancient world


This is the first book volume ever to study the ‘difficult’ subject of congenital, intellectual disability in the ancient world. The contributions cover the Ancient Near East, Egypt and the Graeco-Roman world, up to the late ancient period, China, the rabbinic tradition, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and the Middle Ages in the Latin West. The engaging and thought-provoking chapters combine careful textual analysis with attention to the material evidence and comparative perspectives, not the least those offered by disability history for recent periods in history.

  • Edited by Christian Laes
  • Edited by Irina Metzler