Description: This book focuses on the representation, perception and treatment of wounds in the Middle Ages. Contributors situate wounds within the context of religious belief before turning to theory, symbolism, and more grounded spheres involving the law and the battlefield. Adopting an innovative approach to the subject, this book will appeal to all those interested in how past societies regarded health, disease and medicine as well as the ethical, religious and cultural dimensions that structured social perception.
Review Quotes: '... The work is documented with footnotes and end-of-chapter reference sources ... primary sources have been cited and used throughout, making this a useful work for those conducting studies on societal culture in the Middle Ages. Recommended. Medieval history library collections, graduate students and above.' Choice '... will provide stimulating reading for historians interested in medicine, surgery, the body, and religious materiality.' Medieval Review 'The editors should be applauded for including articles on a very broad range of topics related to wounds... all readers of Medical History will find chapters that educate and enlighten them.' Medical History