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- 2012551961 abstract "Outlines the complex significance of bodies in the late Medieval central Arab Islamic lands. Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, 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, biographies and autobiographies, erotic poetry, non-binding legal opinions, diaristic chronicles and theological tracts, Kristina Richardson brings the cultural views and experiences of disability and difference in the medieval Islamic world to life. This title investigates the place of physically different, disabled and ill individuals in medieval Islam. It is organised around the lives and works of 6 Muslim men, each highlighting a different aspect of bodily difference. It addresses broad cultural questions relating to social class, religious orthodoxy, moral reputation, drug use, male homoeroticism and self-representation in the public sphere. It moves towards a coherent theory of medieval disability and bodily aesthetics in Islamic cultural traditions.".
- 2012551961 contributor B12683556.
- 2012551961 created "c2012.".
- 2012551961 date "2012".
- 2012551961 date "c2012.".
- 2012551961 dateCopyrighted "c2012.".
- 2012551961 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-156) and index.".
- 2012551961 description "Outlines the complex significance of bodies in the late Medieval central Arab Islamic lands. Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, 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, biographies and autobiographies, erotic poetry, non-binding legal opinions, diaristic chronicles and theological tracts, Kristina Richardson brings the cultural views and experiences of disability and difference in the medieval Islamic world to life. This title investigates the place of physically different, disabled and ill individuals in medieval Islam. It is organised around the lives and works of 6 Muslim men, each highlighting a different aspect of bodily difference. It addresses broad cultural questions relating to social class, religious orthodoxy, moral reputation, drug use, male homoeroticism and self-representation in the public sphere. It moves towards a coherent theory of medieval disability and bodily aesthetics in Islamic cultural traditions.".
- 2012551961 extent "ix, 158 p. :".
- 2012551961 identifier "0748645071".
- 2012551961 identifier "9780748645077".
- 2012551961 identifier 2012551961-b.html.
- 2012551961 identifier 2012551961-d.html.
- 2012551961 issued "2012".
- 2012551961 issued "c2012.".
- 2012551961 language "eng".
- 2012551961 publisher "Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,".
- 2012551961 spatial "Middle East".
- 2012551961 subject "Disabilities Social aspects Middle East To 1500.".
- 2012551961 subject "HV1559.M626 R53 2012".
- 2012551961 subject "Sociology of disability Middle East History To 1500.".
- 2012551961 title "Difference and disability in the medieval Islamic world : blighted bodies / Kristina L. Richardson.".
- 2012551961 type "text".