The Therapeutic Role of the Monastic Environment for Individuals with ASC: The Case of Hildegard of Bingen and her Lingua Ignota

The aim of this paper is to show how a monastic environment can be regarded as providing shelter for individuals with autism spectrum condition in the Middle Ages. By drawing on the recent literature in the history of medicine that traces the signs and symptoms of ASC in Hildegard of Bingen, a Bened...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Janko Nešić, Vanja Subotić, Petar Nurkić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2024-08-01
Series:Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eidos.uw.edu.pl/the-therapeutic-role-of-the-monastic-environment-for-individuals-with-asc-the-case-of-hildegard-of-bingen-and-her-lingua-ignota/