The tenth circle: Notes for a Disability History - Brossura

Fioranelli, Massimo

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ISBN 10: 8869772977 ISBN 13: 9788869772979

Casa editrice: Mimesis International, 2020

Riassunto

Accompanied by Virgil, Dante visite all Nine circles, where the irredeemable wicked are Punisher for Eternity; but in the Belly of that appalling place he found no trace of the disabled. And yet, at that time, they were considered bearers of the maximum sin, the physical and mental non-conformity to the paradigm of the human species, as to say to the image of God. The tenth Circle is that piece of Hell that must be sought on Earth. Always being outside a norm is considered an attack on the natural order of things, a Danger to be Fought with all Energy. The presence of characters that differentiate an individual from the majority of his PEERS is capable of producing a social disadvantage, a handicap and relegates him to the margine of the community to which he Belongs, when he does not completely expel him. Over the centuries the meaning of Disability has been much more akin to that of guilt and sin, or of uselessness; sometimes even of crime. The book illustrates how Disability was defi Ned at different Times, and how it is defi Ned and considered today. Mimesis International

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Massimo Fioranelli is a cardiologist, chief of the Cardiology and Integrative Medicine Center of the Casa di Cura “Villa del Rosario” in Rome and is also Associate Professor of Physiology and Professor of the History of Medicine at the “G. Marconi” University of Rome. Fioranelli is author of Io Ippocrate di Kos (2008), I Medici eretici (2008), La Cura Incompiuta (2016) and over 200 scientifi c international publications.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Mimesis International
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• ISBN 10: 8869772977
• ISBN 13: 9788869772979
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile