 | The Body Legal in Barbarian Law Subjects: Personal injuries -- Europe -- History -- To 1500; Human body -- Law and legislation -- Europe -- History -- To 1500; Law germanic -- History -- To 1500; By applying the techniques of linguistic anthropology to the pre-history of medicine, anatomical knowledge, and law, Lisi Oliver has produced a remarkable study that sheds new light on early Germanic conceptions of the body in terms of medical value, physiological function, psychological worth, and social significance. Oliver Lisi : Lisi Oliver is Greater Houston Alumni Chapter Endowed Alumni Professor in the Department of English at Louisiana State University. |
