Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Chapter One Francis Overdiagnosed and Undiagnosed 26
7. Chapter Two Recentring Illness and Infirmity in Francis’ Lived Experience 36
8. Chapter Three Et licet infirmus fuisset semper: Testimonies of Illness in the Early Lives of Francis 47
9. Chapter Four Disability and Tensions in Francis’ Lived Experience 85
10. Chapter Five The Hagiographers’ Search for Meaning 108
11. Chapter Six On Disability, Power, and Gender: A Speculative Conclusion 131
12. Postscript: On the Importance of Disability as a Category of Analysis 158
13. Appendix Recentring Illness: A Revised Chronology of Francis’ Life 161
14. Notes 163
15. Bibliography 229
16. Index 247