Mental (Dis)Order in Later Medieval Europe

Abstract

Mental (Dis)order in the Late Middle Ages sketches the boundaries between mental, social and physical order and various states of disorder – unexpected mood swings, fury, melancholy, stress, insomnia, and demonic influence – and focuses on the interaction between lay and elite cultures.; Readership: All those interested in medieval culture; the medical, religious, intellectual, social, and art history of late medieval Europe.