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La Folie au Moyen Âge. XIe-XIIIe siècles
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WRITTEN IN FRENCH
A transdisciplinary study of the perception of madness during the feudal era. The author analyzes the figure of the madman, viewed as existing somewhere between animality and divine or diabolical influence, revealing the ambivalence of medieval society, which ranged from Christian...
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WRITTEN IN FRENCH
A transdisciplinary study of the perception of madness during the feudal era. The author analyzes the figure of the madman, viewed as existing somewhere between animality and divine or diabolical influence, revealing the ambivalence of medieval society, which ranged from Christian charity to rejection. In particular, she describes the medicalization and politicization of court jesters.
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