| Intellectual disability and the myth of the changeling myth. | |
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PMID: 11466710 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This article investigates the historical sources for the idea of the "changeling" or substitute child as an explanation for congenital intellectual disability. Pre-modern sources for this idea are elite and theological as much as popular and folkloric, nor do they refer to intellectual disability in any sense recognizable to us. Rather, both the concept of intellectual disability and the notion of a transhistorical changeling myth emerge from the historical core of modern psychology. |
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Authors:
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C F Goodey; T Stainton |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences Volume: 37 ISSN: 0022-5061 ISO Abbreviation: J Hist Behav Sci Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-07-23 Completed Date: 2001-08-30 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 18020010R Medline TA: J Hist Behav Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 223-40 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Open University. |
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Child Developmental Disabilities / history* Folklore* History, 15th Century History, 16th Century History, 17th Century Humans Infant Medicine in Literature* Mental Retardation / history* Mythology* |
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