Asperger's Syndrome and the Holy Fool: The Case of Brother Juniper
In the light of the “Holy Fool” genre of Christian ascetic literature, this study uses a late medieval Christian document, the Life of Brother Juniper, to examine the hagiographic presentation of someone with Asperger's syndrome-like traits, It touches on the attribution of moral and religious...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge
2009
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Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2009, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-150 |
Further subjects: | B
Autism
B Asperger's syndrome B Holy Fool B Franciscan B Christian Community B Brother Juniper |
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