Local Authorities And The Middle Ages

The Local Authorities' Part

Local Authorities and the Mental Health Act

One of the main principles of the Royal Commission of 1957 and of the Mental Health Act which followed it was a reorientation towards community services. This has given local authorities the function of caring for most of the mentally ill who are not being treated within hospitals and will allow them to play as big a part ?n mental health as they have done in physical health. The opportunity ha...

Chant in the Middle Ages

Chant is considered one of the greatest musical achievements of human history. It spread throughout the entire continent of Europe and inspired thousands of composers throughout the centuries. It survived the Dark Ages, a period of history spanning over a thousand years and characterized by invasions, starvation, and mass death. Chant continues to be a source of enlightenment for our modern age...

Middle Ages, Science in the

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Magic in the Middle Ages

RICHARD KIECKHEFER, Magic in the Middle Ages, Cambridge Medieval Textbooks, Cambridge University Press, 1989, 8vo, pp. x, 219, illus., £20.00/$39.50, £6.95/$9.95 (paperback). Magic in the Middle Ages is meant to be a general textbook on anything covered by the term "magic"-defined in the most generous sense as a cultural form in Europe between the years c. 500 to 1500. It succeeds admirably. Be...