Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World

Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781040263242
ISBN-13 : 1040263240
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Book Synopsis Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World by : Alexandra F. Morris

Download or read book Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World written by Alexandra F. Morris and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-12-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the first single-authored books to utilise Critical Disability Studies and the lens of embodiment to comprehensively unveil, explore, and celebrate disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic world through a critical examination of art, artefacts, texts, and human remains. Through a thoughtful investigation, this volume reveals often-overlooked narratives of disability within Ptolemaic Egypt and the larger Hellenistic world (332 BCE to 30 BCE). Chapters explore evidence of physical and intellectual disability, ranging from named individuals; representations of people and mythological figures with dwarfism, blindness and vision impairments; cerebral palsy; mobility impairments; spinal disability; and medicine, healing, and prosthetics. Morris examines the historiographical ways in which disability has been approached, and how ancient disability histories are (mis)represented in various contemporary spaces. It uses terminology informed by the disability community and offers guidance for disability inclusivity in curatorial and pedagogical museum and university contexts, as well as prioritizing disability as an essential area of research in ancient world studies and assisting readers with the identification of ancient disability artefacts. The first-book length treatment of the subject, Disability in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Hellenistic World provides a much-needed resource for students and scholars of ancient Egypt, Egyptology, Classics, Classical Studies, and disability in the ancient world. It is also suitable for researchers in Disability Studies, practitioners in broader Ancient World Studies, and museum and heritage professionals. It is accessible to disabled people curious about their own history, as well as nondisabled people interested in disability history and those interested in a more accurate view of ancient Egyptian history.


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