Phantom pains and prosthetic narratives: from george dedlow to dante
Auteur :
Minnis, Alastair
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108970556
Date de publication :
18 févr. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 x 0,5 cm
Poids :
130 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
'Phantom limb pain' designates the sensations which emanate from limbs that in reality are missing. First coined in the American Civil War, Alastair Minnis traces the medieval parallels for this concept. Is a complete body necessary for personhood? These issues were as absorbing for medieval thinkers as they are for neuroscientists today.